Dozens of Iranian asylum-seekers on Manus Island have told officials they wish to return home rather than stay in PNG, a trend the government hopes will allow it to return some back to Tehran before the election.
In a sign the regime in Tehran may be willing to offer some co-operation in stemming the flow of its citizens to Australia, Iran's state-run media is understood to have approached the Australian embassy for details of the PNG plan.
Australian officials continued to negotiate a return agreement with Iran that could see failed Iranian refugees forcibly returned, something Tehran has so far refused to allow and which has greatly restricted Canberra's ability to create a deterrent.
Bye!!! Be sure to tell your friends and family!Full story
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/election-2013/iranians-prefer-to-go-home-rather-than-stay-in-png/story-fn9qr68y-1226693859356
"We don't want to come here we want to go to Australia"
http://www.bernama.com.my/bernama/v7/wn/newsworld.php?id=967843
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