KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): The government, through the Foreign Ministry, is identifying other countries that are willing to receive refugees, especially the Rohingya, who have been staying in Malaysia, the Dewan Negara has been told.
Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Special Functions) Datin Mastura Mohd Yazid said, however, a humanitarian policy must be considered at all times although Malaysia has not ratified the 1951 Refugee Convention under the United Nations.
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