Australian Education Minister Jason Clare expresses disappointment over Laos's inaction regarding the Australian Federal Police's (AFP) offer of assistance in investigating the mass methanol poisoning that claimed six lives, including two Australian teenagers. Clare emphasizes that the Laos authorities haven't rejected the offer but haven't accepted it yet, urging them to reconsider. Deputy Opposition Leader Sussan Ley also criticizes Laos's lack of cooperation, suggesting that Australia's significant foreign aid to the country should incentivize their involvement in the investigation.
Education Minister Jason Clare says it is “really disappointing” that Laos hasn’t taken up the Australian Federal Police’s offer of assistance in the investigation into the mass methanol poisoning that killed six people, including Australian 19-year-olds Holly Bowles and Bianca Jones.“The important point to make here is that the Laos authorities haven’t rejected the request by the AFP to support. They just haven’t taken up the offer yet,” Clare told Seven’s Sunrise.
We would encourage the Laos authorities to take up this offer, because we can help.”Also speaking to Sunrise was deputy opposition leader Sussan Ley, who says she was angered by the news that the AFP’s offer had not been taken up.“It’s not OK. And they need to rethink this,” she said, suggesting that the $53 million in foreign aid given to Laos in this financial year should be an incentive for the south-east Asian nation to help Australia with getting answers.
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