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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8432

29 March 2003
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/informal jha
Ministers want aid first for neighbouring countries of Iraq before welcoming refugees

Brussels, 28/03/2003 (Agence Europe) - The Greek Justice Minister, Philippos Petsalnikos, speaking at the opening of the informal JHA Council in Veria that, "It is preferable that Iraqi refugees remained in neighbouring countries". He also hoped that, "it won't be necessary for these people to come to Europe". The whole Council supported this point of view. Ministers of the Interior unanimously pointed out that there were far fewer people leaving Iraq than they had feared. An expert...

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