SYDNEY: Australia said on Tuesday that it was in discussions with Indonesia on how to deal with asylum-seekers intercepted at sea between the countries, but no people “swap” deals were in place.

Asylum-seekers arriving on unauthorized boats in Australia, often via Indonesia, are a sensitive issue for both sides, and Canberra’s military-led Operation Sovereign Borders to clamp down on them has raised concerns in Jakarta.

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