Another 23 refugees relocated to Lithuania under EU program

June 12, 2017 BNS EN Foreign affairs 0
Syria, child refugee
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It said that the refugees were six Syrian families.

This brings to 332 the total number of Middle Eastern refugees relocated to Lithuania from Italy, Greece and Turkey.

Lithuania almost two years ago pledged to take in a total of 1,105 refugees from such countries as Syria, Iraq or Eritrea under the EU program.

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