Malaysia pledges to take in 3,000 Syrian refugees

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Friday 02 Oct 2015 - 19:42 Makkah mean time-19-12-1436 New York, (IINA) - Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak said on Thursday that Malaysia will open its doors to 3,000 Syrian migrants over the next three years to help alleviate the refugee crisis, Bernama reported. The Prime Minister said that Muslim countries are partly responsible for the well-being of Syrians who are fleeing their country in massive numbers and causing social and economic stresses in Europe. "Malaysia will do its share, and open its doors to a further 3,000 Syrian migrants over the next three years”, he said. Razak added: "People around the world cry out for our help. We cannot… we must not pass on by". AG/IINA