Kuala terengganu: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has called for an end to the controversy over allegations of diesel supply to the Philippines, saying the claim is untrue. He clarified that the company involved in supplying the fuel to the Philippines is VITOL, a foreign commodity trading company, and not Petroliam Nasional Bhd (Petronas).

According to BERNAMA News Agency, Anwar explained that VITOL has an agreement to transport and sell oil to the Philippines, emphasizing that Petronas is not involved in these transactions. "They (VITOL) do have an agreement to transport oil and sell it to the Philippines. It is not us (Petronas) supplying it to the Philippines. But we are not stopping it. We are giving passage. The oil belongs to parties under foreign agreements," he stated.

Anwar expressed his hope that the controversy would come to an end so that focus could be redirected towards developing the country amidst current economic challenges. He made these remarks during a speech at the MADANI gathering with Terengganu tahfiz students at Sekolah Menengah Imtiaz Yayasan Terengganu. The event was also attended by Terengganu Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar and Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Religious Affairs) Dr Zulkifli Hasan.

In a related development, Petronas denied reports linking it to diesel shipments from Malaysia to the Philippines. The national oil company issued a statement confirming that it had never entered into any agreement regarding diesel supply with any party in the Philippines.