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Wednesday, 27 July 2005

CANADA MAY WELCOME REFUGEES FROM UZBEKISTAN

Published in News Digest

By empty (7/27/2005 issue of the CACI Analyst)

Canadian authorities are discussing with the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) the possibility of accepting refugees from Uzbekistan, an official source at the Canadian embassy in Moscow told Interfax on Wednesday. \"UNHCR has addressed several countries suitable for accepting refugees, including Canada on the issue of possible resettlement of Uzbek refugees currently staying in Kyrgyzstan. The talks with UNHCR continue,\" the source said.
Canadian authorities are discussing with the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) the possibility of accepting refugees from Uzbekistan, an official source at the Canadian embassy in Moscow told Interfax on Wednesday. \"UNHCR has addressed several countries suitable for accepting refugees, including Canada on the issue of possible resettlement of Uzbek refugees currently staying in Kyrgyzstan. The talks with UNHCR continue,\" the source said. \"A group of refugees is under the patronage of UNHCR that can produce additional information on the matter,\" the source said. (Interfax)
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