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| Kyrgyzstan reported as option to resettle refugees from Nauru and Manus | Kyrgyzstan reported as option to resettle refugees from Nauru and Manus |
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| The federal government is refusing to comment on reports that it is considering resettling up to 1,500 refugees in Kyrgyzstan. | The federal government is refusing to comment on reports that it is considering resettling up to 1,500 refugees in Kyrgyzstan. |
| The Central Asian country, which at its closest is about 100km from Afghanistan, is on a list of nations authorities are weighing up sending those detained on Nauru and Manus Island, particularly Afghan Hazaras, the Australian reports. | |
| “We are having conversations with other countries to support our offshore processing arrangements and when we’re in a position to make relevant announcements, the minister for immigration will do so,” cabinet minister Mathias Cormann told Sky News on Saturday. | “We are having conversations with other countries to support our offshore processing arrangements and when we’re in a position to make relevant announcements, the minister for immigration will do so,” cabinet minister Mathias Cormann told Sky News on Saturday. |
| Labor’s spokesman for immigration, Richard Marles, has written in support of a “third country” option for taking refugees from Manus and Nauru and says the Turnbull government has ‘dropped the ball’ on finding a solution to long-term detention. | Labor’s spokesman for immigration, Richard Marles, has written in support of a “third country” option for taking refugees from Manus and Nauru and says the Turnbull government has ‘dropped the ball’ on finding a solution to long-term detention. |
| It is understood that a number of other former Soviet republics are also being considered for resettlement options. Negotiations with the Philippines over a deal to take a number of refugees collapsed recently, and the government’s agreement with Cambodia has resulted in the resettlement of just four people at a cost of more than $50m. | It is understood that a number of other former Soviet republics are also being considered for resettlement options. Negotiations with the Philippines over a deal to take a number of refugees collapsed recently, and the government’s agreement with Cambodia has resulted in the resettlement of just four people at a cost of more than $50m. |
| More to come ... | More to come ... |