The government today said it had no plans to establish diplomatic ties with Israel despite historic talks between Pakistan and the Jewish state this week aimed at normalising relations.

"It's a bit too early for Malaysia to be talking about the possible establishment of any diplomatic relationship," Foreign Minister Syed Hamid Albar said when asked if Malaysia would change its stance.

Syed Hamid said Malaysia, which chairs the 57-member Organisation of the Islamic Conference, continued to support the Palestinian push for a separate state.

"The principle that we have accepted, and it is accepted by the international community, is the principle of two states, Israel and Palestine, living side by side," he told reporters.

"This vision of two states must be achieved before anybody takes the next move."

Israel and Pakistan held their first-ever high-level talks on Thursday, although Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf said his country was not yet ready to recognise the Jewish state.

Pakistan has had no diplomatic relations with Israel for more than half a century.

Israel currently has full diplomatic relations with only a handful of Muslim majority states, including Turkey.