16 December 2007
Damascus, (SANA) - State Minister for the Red Crescent Affairs Bashar al-Shaar discussed on Sunday with an Iraqi women delegation headed by MP Azhar Sameraii the state of Iraqi refugees in Syria.

Al-Shaar affirmed the Syrian government's commitment to supporting the people of Iraq in their crisis whether in Iraq or in countries of refuge.

For her part, Sameraii praised the efforts of the Syrian government and the Red Crescent for providing decent life to Iraqi refugees in Syria.

H. Sabbagh, Mazen

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