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Malaysia tells Norway to hasten scrapped missile deal refund
Defence Minister Khaled said the government was exploring alternatives from other countries, including Italy, France and South Korea
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Malaysia has urged Norway to help expedite a refund for the cancelled missile procurement deal, with Defence Minister Mohamed Khaled Nordin insisting that Oslo cannot absolve itself of responsibility.
Khaled said he had recently met Norway’s defence minister and conveyed Malaysia’s position that the Norwegian government’s refusal to approve an export licence was the cause of the issue.
“The source of everything is Norway’s decision not to approve the export licence to Malaysia. Therefore, Norway cannot wash its hands of this matter because its decision caused the problem,” he told a press conference after a meeting in Johor on Tuesday.
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The issue stems from Norway’s refusal to approve an export licence for the Naval Strike Missile system that Malaysia bought for its littoral combat ships.
Khaled said he had told his Norwegian counterpart that if Norway was sincere about maintaining good bilateral relations with Malaysia, it should help facilitate the refund process.
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He suggested that the Norwegian government consider advancing the repayment before seeking reimbursement from the company involved.
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