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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10674
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EXTERNAL ACTION / (ae) ukraine

EU concerned about non-respect of refugee status

Brussels, 24/08/2012 (Agence Europe) - High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Catherine Ashton and Commissioner for Enlargement Stefan Füle said on 17 August they were very concerned about the extradition from Ukraine on 15 August of a national from the Republic of Ingushetia (Russian Federation) having refugee status. They stated that this affair shows a breach of the obligation to respect the principle of non-refoulement and went on to say that the decision...