Prime Minister Peter O’Neill when meeting his Australian counterpart Malcolm Turnbull during the 24th PNG-Australia Ministerial Forum discussed progress in processing asylum seeker claims and the refugee resettlement program.
O’Neill said the processing of asylum seeker claims takes time, and both sides are working to see the centre closed in the future.
“It has served the purpose to stop people smuggling and the loss of life at sea, and at the appropriate time it will close.
