Non-apology Apology - Examples - Gareth Evans

Gareth Evans

On July 24, 1991, The New York Times stated that Australian foreign minister Gareth Evans had offered the prime minister of Malaysia "what might best be described as a non-apology apology" for what the Malaysian government regarded as an insulting portrayal of Malaysia in an Australian television series, Embassy. Speaking to journalists, Mr Evans said he had "wanted to acknowledge fault where such acknowledgment is appropriate."

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