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Justin Trudeau said that his country would accept asylum seekers fleeing persecution and hostilities without regard to their confession.

Axar.az reports that, Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, October 25, 2016.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said that his country would accept asylum seekers fleeing persecution and hostilities without regard to their confession.
"To those fleeing persecution, terror & war, Canadians will welcome you, regardless of your faith," Trudeau said on his Twitter account on Saturday.

The prime minister added that diversity was a strength of Canada.

Trudeau's statement was made against the backdrop of an executive order signed by US President Donald Trump on Friday, which aimed at creating difficulties for Muslim nationals and refugees arriving in the United States.

Date
2017.01.29 / 11:34
Author
Axar.az
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