Kuching Declaration
| Kuching Declaration | |
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| Created | 16 September 2012 |
| Location | Deposited by each of the signatories |
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| Purpose | To announce and explain the pledge and promise of honour the spirit of the Malaysia Agreement of 1963 to the nations and peoples of the states of Sarawak and Sabah.[a]
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The Kuching Declaration (Iban: Jaku penetap Kuching; Malay: Perisytiharan Kuching) was adopted on 16 September 2012 by the three component parties of the Pakatan Rakyat coalition. The declaration was signed by Anwar Ibrahim and Baru Bian representing the People's Justice Party (PKR), Lim Kit Siang and Wong Ho Leng representing the Democratic Action Party (DAP), and Abdul Hadi Awang and Adam Ahid representing the Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS). The signing ceremony took place at Chonglin Park, Kuching, Sarawak, in conjunction with Malaysia Day celebrations.
The declaration, written in English, pledged to uphold the spirit of the Malaysia Agreement of 1963 for the nations and peoples of Sarawak and Sabah if the coalition were to form the next federal government of Malaysia.