Monday, 06 June 2005

KYRGYZSTAN TO CONSIDER REFUGEE STATUS FOR UZBEK CITIZENS

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By empty (6/6/2005 issue of the CACI Analyst)

The Kyrgyz authorities are considering Uzbek citizens\' requests for refugee status, First Deputy Foreign Minister Taalai Kadyrov told a press briefing on Monday. \"The Kyrgyz authorities will see how Uzbek citizens, who are temporarily staying in the republic, correspond to the refugee status,\" he said. The Kyrgyz and Uzbek foreign ministers had consultations in the southern Kyrgyz city of Osh on June 4, he said.
The Kyrgyz authorities are considering Uzbek citizens\' requests for refugee status, First Deputy Foreign Minister Taalai Kadyrov told a press briefing on Monday. \"The Kyrgyz authorities will see how Uzbek citizens, who are temporarily staying in the republic, correspond to the refugee status,\" he said. The Kyrgyz and Uzbek foreign ministers had consultations in the southern Kyrgyz city of Osh on June 4, he said. \"Kyrgyzstan may deny the refugee status to individuals suspected of illegal actions, if they are not political,\" Kadyrov said. (Interfax)
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