KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia and Australia are expected to sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) by February next year to jointly tackle human smuggling and trafficking.
Source: The Star Online
- Home Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein said the problem was of great concern to both countries. “The numbers are big enough to justify serious action and the sharing of information by both countries,” he said at a joint news conference with Duncan Lewis, the National Security Adviser to Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd.
- They had earlier attended the Malaysia-Australia Working Group Meeting on the Issue of Smuggling and Trafficking of Humans, here, yesterday. Present at the function were high ranking officers from various enforcement agencies, including the Police and Customs.
- Lewis complimented Malaysia for the “considerable success achieved in recent weeks and months.”
- “The most important outcome of the meeting is our committment to move forward to a formal agreement, perhaps an MoU that needs to be ratified by both countries,” Lewis added.
- Hishammuddin said the political will and enthusiasm shown by both countries had enabled yesterday’s high-level meeting to be convened at short notice.
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