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Malaysia, Australia join hands to fight transnational crime

Malaysia and Australia have committed to working together to tackle transnational criminals, Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said during his visit to Australia on May 8-10.
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Kuala Lumpur (VNA) – Malaysia andAustralia have committed to working together to tackle transnational criminals,Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said during his visit toAustralia on May 8-10.

The two countries also talked abouthandling illegal migrants though border patrol trainings, intelligenceexchanges and closer cooperation, he added.

During his visit, Zahid met with AustralianPrime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce, Ministerfor Immigration and Border Protection Peter Dutton, Justice Minister MichaelKeenan and Foreign Minister Julie Bishop.

During the meetings, the Malaysian officialstressed that his country is facing problems from illegal immigration, with56,000 unlawful migrants from Myanmar currently staying in Malaysia.

His trip to Australia aimed to tighten thebilateral relations between Malaysia and Australia in issues of illegalmigrants and tackling transnational criminals.-VNA

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