Parkop made this comment during the World Refugee Day commemoration in Port Moresby, which was attended by the Australia High Commissioner to Papua New Guinea, Bruce Davis.
"In Papua New Guinea, we have our refugees; it's not a new phenomenon,” Parkop said, referring to displaced people as a result of tribal fights and now climate change.
“We know we have been forced into this situation with the Australia Government.
"High Commissioner, I am one of the MPs who has been against what is happening at the Manus Detention Centre.