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| Picture belonging to the same article: © REUTERS/Daniel Munoz. Demonstrators hold a banner during a rally in support of asylum seekers in central Sydney August 10, 2013. |
PHNOM PENH, April 29 (Reuters) - Cambodia has agreed
to take in people intercepted while trying to migrate to Australia illegally
and a U.N. human rights agency said it would provide support for the plan if
needed, officials said on Tuesday.
Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop asked
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen during a visit in February to take in migrants
detained while trying to reach the Australian coast.
"In principle, the government has agreed ... and
we will do the work according to international standards," Ouch Borith,
secretary of state at the Foreign Affairs Ministry, told reporters.
Australia's government came to power last year partly
because of a tough stand on asylum seekers arriving from Indonesia with Prime
Minister Tony Abbott promising to "stop the boats".
