SYDNEY, April 6 (Xinhua) -- Visiting President of Nauru Baron Waqa met here Thursday with Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull on people smuggling and economy.
"We know who our friends are and we always try to work alongside them with this fight against people smuggling, and I think the program is working very well," said Waqa, who is on the first day of a four-day visit to Australia.
Nauru is currently the home to one of the largest processing facilities for asylum seekers wishing to enter Australia, with over 300 people being held on the island.
Turnbull was eager to stress the cooperation between the two nations, and showed his gratitude to Waqa, who he said is helping to deal with the "scourge" of people smuggling.
"We have got a lot of other things to discuss, on development, growing the economies of the Pacific and of course in dealing with the big environmental challenges you face as well." Turnbull said.
The leader of Nauru will meet with representatives of the Asian Development Bank for economic talks, during his visit to Australia.
