Minister for Home Affairs Peter Dutton will meet Sri Lanka's President Maithripala Sirisena and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe to discuss Australia's policy of returning boats carrying asylum seekers to their origin point, the minister's spokeswoman said. pic.twitter.com/s0k8uCARpX — Ben Fordham Show (@SydneyLive2GB) June 3, 2019They were returned to Sri Lanka after a few days, Australia's conservative government said. Dutton travelled to Colombo on Monday amid Australian media reports that more six vessels originating from Sri Lanka have since been intercepted by the navy. If asylum seekers make it to Australia they are sent to camps in Papua New Guinea and the tiny South Pacific island of Nauru indefinitely. Peter Dutton has held emergency talks in Sri Lanka following reports up to six boats carrying asylum seekers are heading for Australia.

Source: Dhaka Tribune June 04, 2019 04:52 UTC