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Hanoi condemns the halt to repatriatation of Hill tribe refugees
Vietnam has condemned the decision by the UN High Commissioner for refugees to temporarily halt the repatriation of Vietnamese hill tribe refugees from Cambodia.
The foreign ministry says Hanoi is ready to hold discussions with the UNHCR and Cambodia to find ways to restart the tripartite accord on refugee repatriation signed on January 21.
The repatriation of Vietnamese hill tribe refugees from Cambodia was stopped following incidents which placed the voluntary nature of the operation in doubt.
More than 1,000 hill tribe refugees remain under UN protection in camps in Cambodia after fleeing an army clampdown on a wave of protests against land confiscation in the Central Highlands in February last year.
27/02/2002 02:20:20 | ABC Radio Australia News
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