SERDANG, Nov 19 (Bernama) -- Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said he supported efforts to resolve conflicts regarding civil and Syariah laws.

He said the harmonisation was possible if there commitment and political will on the part of the legal practitioners and authorities.

"I have asked the Syariah Judiciary Department to hold talks with the Attorney General's Chambers to determine the form of cooperation that can be adopted to implement the effort," he told reporters after visiting the Halal Product Research Institute here, Wednesday.

Yesterday, Chief Justice Tan Sri Zaki Tun Azmi said he would find ways to revolve the conflict between civil and Ssyariah laws to avert any misinterpretation because many more cases pertaining to Syariah laws were expected to be heard in civil courts.

Meanwhile, Zahid said the Halal Industry Development Corporation would assist the Halal Product Research Institute of Universiti Putra Malaysia in marketing its research findings internationally.

The research institute would also be be upgraded because it was the biggest halal product research institute in the world and in line with the aim to turn Malaysia into a global halal product hub, he said.

-- BERNAMA