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Czech Republic ready to accept Iraqi Christians
Group of 152 in Irbil camps, due by advancing Is extremists
27 October, 13:31
(ANSA-AP) - PRAGUE - The Czech prime minister says his government is ready to agree to a proposal to take in 152 Christians who are currently in camps in the Iraqi city of Irbil.
Bohuslav Sobotka says the group were force to flee their homes due to advancing Islamic State extremists in Iraq and their situation is difficult. Sobotka says they approached the Czech Republic with a request for asylum through a non-governmental organization.
Sobotka says Interior Minister Milan Chovanec will present a proposal for the government to accept them after talks scheduled with the United Nations for next week to clarify their status.
He says the government will share the expenses for their moving to the Czech Republic with NGOs. (ANSA-AP).
