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It is unfair to condemn Malaysia for trying to resolve the issue of Myanmar refugees when the government is seeking an amicable solution while safeguarding their welfare and human rights, says Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

The Prime Minister said Malaysia could not simply be expected to indefinitely accommodate hundreds of thousands of refugees without engaging Myanmar authorities on a possible solution.

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00:00Yanmaa, saya tiba beberapa pandangan tentang kebimbangan mereka untuk dibawa pulang.
00:12Sebab itu dalam runningan kita, kita mengikat ini semua.
00:19Dia senanglah cakap, jangan bawa pulang.
00:23Ratuh ibu nak letak dia mana?
00:25Orang nak hantar balik ke negara dia.
00:28So now, what we want is that we want to make peace, that's why we put it in the running.
00:36If not, all the protest is not there.
00:42The situation is more humid.
00:44You see the problem in Myanmar?
00:47I believe that we need to continue to engage.
00:52Because the problem has been there for decades, not resolved.
00:56Things are getting worse.
00:59The number of refugees has increased.
01:01So, I'm glad that the President is kind enough to accept the invitation,
01:06and we use that opportunity to discuss, negotiate.
01:11And even when they agreed to bring back some of these refugees,
01:18of course we have to make sure they are being protected,
01:21and whatever facilities to be accorded.
01:25But it is of course a decision that has got to be discussed, deliberated together,
01:31between the Malaysian government and authorities, with the authorities in Myanmar.
01:36But just to say, don't send them back, there are a lot of concerns here too.
01:41No country can just accept hundreds and thousands and some countries, millions.
01:46But you have therefore to negotiate.
01:49Our position is to protect their welfare concerns, human rights concerns.
01:57But to just condemn us for taking this initiative, I don't think it's fair.
02:05We are trying to find an amicable resolution to this issue.
02:10So, that is why I've invited him, we will continue to negotiate and see the parameters, how to resolve this.
02:19Is there safety guaranteed by the government so far?
02:22No, no, no. So far the one sent, they said yes, they are going to bring back, they are their
02:26people.
02:29How, what else can we do?
02:31At least we take the trouble.
02:33It's not true to say just push them back.
02:35No, it's not true.
02:37We, of course, negotiate.
02:38That's why I know it is an important decision to invite me in the first place.
02:44They've been there.
02:46It's not a perfect system.
02:49Some people say that ours is not a perfect system too.
02:52Some, many countries are not perfect, but are still being recognized.
02:55I've always said there's hypocrisy.
02:57Many of the countries in the West have been shouting against us,
02:59but they can accept the atrocities by the Israeli government.
03:05And when it comes to here, we are trying to resolve.
03:10And we are quite stringent in our conditions.
03:16Although it's just citizens, but we have to send back.
03:19What is the solution?
03:21As being suggested by some and many of these organizations.
03:24Keep them here.
03:25How many hundred? Now 200,000.
03:28About 300,000, just keep them.
03:29Yeah.
03:30So we use this platform diplomatically to negotiate.
03:35Okay?

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