17 June 2011
NTS Bulletin (Jun 2011 – Issue 2)
Abstract
An asylum deal between Malaysia and Australia was announced on 7 May 2011. This deal is part of a wider arrangement, the Bali Process, to tackle irregular migration in the Asia-Pacific region and is linked to the Regional Cooperation Framework agreed upon at the recent Bali Process Ministerial Conference on 30 March 2011. The deal reinforces the Bali grouping’s objective that regional states, whether they are source, transit or destination countries, should cooperate on tackling people smuggling and trafficking while adhering to the principles of burden-sharing and collective responsibility.
Abstract
An asylum deal between Malaysia and Australia was announced on 7 May 2011. This deal is part of a wider arrangement, the Bali Process, to tackle irregular migration in the Asia-Pacific region and is linked to the Regional Cooperation Framework agreed upon at the recent Bali Process Ministerial Conference on 30 March 2011. The deal reinforces the Bali grouping’s objective that regional states, whether they are source, transit or destination countries, should cooperate on tackling people smuggling and trafficking while adhering to the principles of burden-sharing and collective responsibility.
