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Slovenia declares to relocate 567 refugees from Italy, Greece

Xinhua, March 11, 2016 Adjust font size:

Slovenia will in this year and the next accept 567 refugees currently in Italy and Greece for relocation in its land, Slovenian Interior Ministry State Secretary Bostjan Sefic declared on Thursday.

A number of 218 refugees will come to Slovenia from Italy and 349 from Greece, the Slovenian Press Agency (STA) reported quoting the senior government official Sefic.

The arrivals will be divided into small groups, with the first group of 40 refugees coming in April, and the last in September 2017, the state secretary said after a government session dedicated to the topic.

Slovenia has notified its intention to give priority to families and unaccompanied minors as part of the EU-sponsored relocation program, said Sefic.

Sefic said the government was looking for NGOs to carry out integration programs. Endit