Malaysia awaits Myanmar talks outcome before next repatriation phase
PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia is awaiting the outcome of discussions with the Myanmar government before proceeding with the next phase of its repatriation exercise.
Malaysia is waiting for the outcome of talks with Myanmar's government before proceeding with the next phase of repatriating its nationals. According to Immigration director-general Datuk Zakaria Shaaban, the department is awaiting feedback from the Foreign Ministry, which is handling negotiations with Myanmar officials.
Myanmar's leader, Min Aung Hlaing, is set to visit Malaysia in the coming days, during which discussions are expected to focus on Malaysia's plan to return around 5,000 Myanmar nationals. The first group of nearly 1,500 returnees arrived in Myanmar recently.
Malaysia's Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, said his government has set conditions for the repatriation, including guarantees that the returnees will be treated well and their human rights respected. According to Free Malaysia Today, around 200,000 refugees are in Malaysia.
Brief written by urgent.news from New Straits Times, Malay Mail, Free Malaysia Today — 3 reports on this story. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.
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