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WEDNESDAY JINI
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AUKTNAMESE ASYLUM-SEEKERS
THE FOLLOWING IS A JOINT STATEMENT ON THE WASHINGTON VIETNAMESE ASYLUM-SEEKERS:
TALKS ON
THE
SENIOR OFFICIALS OF THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM, UNITED STATES AND HONG KONG MET IN WASHINGTON, D.C.. ON JUNE 3 TO 4TO
INCREASING DEAL
THE SHARPLY WITH TO DISCUSS MEASURES VIETNAMESE ASYLUM-SFEKERS ARRIVING IN HONG KONG IN RECENT MONTHS.
THE INTERNATIONAL
RESPONSE
THE TO
NUMBER OF
THE
SITUATION OF VIETNAMESE
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BY ASIA
GOVERNED ASYLUM-SEEKERS IN HONG KONG AND SOUTHEAST
IMPLEMENTED MULTILATERAL COMPREHENSIVE PLAN OF ACTION (CPA), WHICH IS BY THE UN HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES (UNHCR).
THE RECENT MEETING OF THAT COULD ENCOURAGE VIETNAM OF
DETERMINED THOSE
THESE CONSULTATIONS WERE ENVISAGED BY THE CPA STEERING COMMITTEF TO EXPLORE MEASURES GREATLY ACCELERATED RATES OF RETURN TO NOT TO BE REFUGEES.
AND KINGDOM
HONG KONG REMAIN PROCEDURES TO
THE UNITED STATES, THE UNITED COMMITTED TO THE CPA, ESPECIALLY FIRST ASYLUM AND FAIR DETERMINE WHO IS AND WHO IS NOT A REFUGER.
INFORMED
THE
UNITED STATES
DISCUSSIONS
SIDES THE BRITISH AND HONG KONG THAT THEY INTEND AS A MATTER OF URGENCY TO SEEK BILATERAL WITH VIETNAM.
THE CPA
POSITION
ON
TO THESE
OF
AND THE U.S. WITHIN THE CONTEXT INVOLUNTARY REPATRIATION, THE UNITED STATES DOES NOT OBJECT DISCUSSIONS.
THE UK-VIPTNAM
THE
ON
TERRITORY
ARE DETERMINED
NOT
VOLUNTARY
CONSIDER COULD DISCUSSIONS BILATERAL
MANAGED CENTRI AN INTERNATIONALLY ESTABLISHMENT OF PROVIDED BY VIETNAM FOR THOSE ASYLUM SEEKERS WHO TO BE REFUGEES AND HAVE NOT TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF THE EXISTING RETURN PROGRAMS.
CLOSE CONSULTATION WITH
THESE DISCUSSIONS WILL TAKE PLACE IN THE UNHCR AND THE INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATION FOR MIGRATION (IOM).
SUPPORT EFFORTS EMIGRATION
THE UNITED STATES AND THE UNITED KINGDOM WILI. TO EXPAND ACCESS TO THE ORDERLY DEPARTURE PROGRAM FOR SAFE FROM VIETNAM.
OF OFFERING
WHO SEEKERS
ARE
THE UNITED STATES WILL ALSO CONTINUR
CENT RESETTLEMENT TO UP TO 50 PER SCREENED IN AS REFUGEES.
THE OF
POLICY ITS ASYLUM
THERE WILL BE NO RESETTLEMENT OF
CUTOFF
DATES WILL REMAIN IN FORCE AND WILL IN NO CIRCUMSTANCES BE CHANGED TO
THOSE
SCREENED OUT.
A LATER DATE.
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