Sarawak Chief Minister Adenan Satem today welcomed the statement by Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Nancy Shukri on administrative and constitutional empowerment for the state.

This is in relation to the state government’s request to the federal government to consider the Cobbold Commission Report and recommendations, the Inter-Governmental Committee (IGC) report and recommendations, and the Malaysia Act and Malaysia Agreement 1963.

“This means there is some response from the federal government to our request for talks on these matters.

“I welcome the approaches made and the negotiation should start immediately,” Adenan said in his press statement issued in Kuching today.

He said it would take some time because “the process is complex and long-drawn-out but we are beginning to walk the talk now”.

- Bernama