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Migrants crisis: Slovakia 'will only accept Christians'
Source: BBC
Migrants crisis: Slovakia 'will only accept Christians'
5 hours ago Europe
Slovakia says it will only accept Christians when it takes in Syrian refugees under a EU relocation scheme.
The country is due to receive 200 people from camps in Turkey, Italy and Greece under the EU plan to resettle 40,000 new arrivals.
Interior ministry spokesman Ivan Metik said Muslims would not be accepted because they would not feel at home.
The UN's refugee agency (UNHCR) called on countries to take an "inclusive approach" to relocation.
But Mr Metik denied the move was discriminatory and said it was intended to ensure community cohesion.
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5 hours ago Europe
Slovakia says it will only accept Christians when it takes in Syrian refugees under a EU relocation scheme.
The country is due to receive 200 people from camps in Turkey, Italy and Greece under the EU plan to resettle 40,000 new arrivals.
Interior ministry spokesman Ivan Metik said Muslims would not be accepted because they would not feel at home.
The UN's refugee agency (UNHCR) called on countries to take an "inclusive approach" to relocation.
But Mr Metik denied the move was discriminatory and said it was intended to ensure community cohesion.
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Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-33986738
