New Delhi: Malaysia on October 18 shared India's view that there should be no unilateral action against Iraq and warned any such move would aggravate the situation, which may result in more recruits for terrorist organisations.

"We are agreed that no unilateral action should be taken to attack Iraq, if any action has to be taken, it should be through the UN," visiting Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Bin Mohammad said shortly before flying to Pakistan.

Mahathir, who was on a two-day visit, called on President A P J Abdul Kalam and had extensive parleys with Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee and External Affairs Minister Yashwant Sinha in New Delhi on October 17.

"We feel that any such unilateral attack would only aggravate the situation and make the people more inclined to think that as a general rule there is animosity against Muslims and there may be more recruits for terrorist organisations," he said.

Strongly condemning the recent terrorist attack in Bali, Indonesia, he said such acts would affect the region as a whole. "You can never determine when and where the terrorists are going to attack."

He said Malaysia has been able to handle this problem for a long time and taken necessary measures to eliminate possibility of terror strikes. "Malaysia is a safe, secure and stable country."

PTI