The Indonesian Foreign Minister has again made a series of implied criticisms of Australia’s asylum seeker policies, saying the problem “defies national solutions” and any policy should protect the human rights of smuggling victims.

Without specifically mentioning the Abbott government’s boat turn-back policy, Minister Marty Natalegawa said on Monday that “shared responsibility, not shifting of responsibility,” was the way forward.

Indonesian Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa (with his Australian counterpart Julie Bishop) has questioned the Abbott government's boat turn-back policy. Credit:AP

“For Indonesia, the message is crystal clear; the cross border and complex nature of the irregular movement of persons defies - defies - national solutions,” he said.

“There is no other recourse but to take a comprehensive and co-ordinated approach … a sense of burden sharing and common responsibility should be a basis for our co-operation.”