KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian government has called on Asia-Pacific countries to support continued diplomatic efforts by the International Quartet to help accelerate peace negotiations between Palestine and Israel. The country's Foreign Ministry deputy secretary-general (Bilateral Affairs) Husni Zai Yaacop said that every state should be part of “these global, concentrated and coordinated efforts as civil societies to realise the legitimate aspirations of the Palestinians and the international community,” in comments published by Bernama news agency on Tuesday evening. “We must remain conscious of the efforts by the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People (CEIRPP) especially to heighten international awareness of all aspects of the question for Palestine and promote international support for and assistance to the Palestinian people and to bring to an end of the Palestinians sufferings. “As such, we must continue to create and raise public awareness on the Palestinian struggle,” he said during the United Nations Asian and Pacific Meeting in Support of Israeli-Palestinian Peace in Bangkok, Thailand on Tuesday.