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Malaysia pushes Norway to expedite US$252 million refund, says Oslo cannot ‘wash its hands of’ missile deal
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia has urged Norway to help expedite a refund of more than RM1 billion (US$251.5 million) for a scrapped missile procurement deal, insisting that Oslo cannot absolve itself of responsibility.Malaysia Defence Minister Mohamed Khaled Nordin said on Tuesday (Jun 2) that he had recently met his Norway counterpart Tore O Sandvik and conveyed that the root cause of the issue was Norway’s decision to revoke the export license.”The source of everything is Norway’s decision not to approve the export licence to Malaysia,” Khaled was quoted as saying at the sidelines of an event at Kota Tinggi Bus and Taxi Terminal. “Therefore, Norway…
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