Aussie foreign minister says M’sia still keen on refugee swap deal


  • Nation
  • Tuesday, 11 Sep 2012

MELBOURNE: Foreign Minister Senator Bob Carr says, Malaysia remains "very, very keen" to reach an agreement over processing asylum seekers.

"Malaysia is supportive and they want to strike a deal with Australia, and we welcome that. We welcome their co-operative approach," he told ABC radio on Tuesday.

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