Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said since the Malaysian government has decided not to accept the Rohingya refugees in Malaysia, the Foreign Ministry will contact the UNHCR to determine if other signatory countries of the Refugee Convention will accept them. — Reuters pic
KUALA LUMPUR, June 9 — The federal government will discuss with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) about the recent arrivals of Rohingya refugees in Langkawi, Kedah, said Senior Minister (Security Cluster) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob.
He said since the Malaysian government has decided not to accept the Rohingya refugees in Malaysia, the Foreign Ministry will contact the UNHCR to determine if other signatory countries of the Refugee Convention will accept them.