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Article: U.S. appreciates Syria's hosting of Iraqi refugees: official
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- Xinhua News Agency
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- October 30, 2007
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U.S. appreciates Syria's hosting of Iraqi refugees: official
DAMASCUS, Oct. 30 (Xinhua) -- Visiting Senior Coordinator for
Iraqi Refugee Issues at the U.S. Department of State James Foley
Tuesday expressed the United States' appreciation for Syria, whichis
carrying large economic and social burdens for hosting a great number
of Iraqi refugees.
Foley made the appreciation in a meeting with Syrian Deputy
Foreign Minister Faisal al-Miqdad on the situation of Iraqi refugees
and means to increase international aid for helping the hosting
countries, according to the official SANA news agency.
Syria is currently hosting more than 1.5 million Iraqi
refugees,the massive presence of whom has inflicted ...