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| Lubbers to visit Pakistan, Iran and Afghanistan |
| 2004-04-13 |
| United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees chief Ruud Lubbers is scheduled to visit Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan, BBC reported on Monday. Mr Lubbers will arrive in Iran to discuss important issues, particularly the Afghan refugee problem. Later, he will meet Hamid Karzai in Kabul during his visit to Afghanistan. Mr Lubbers will also visit Pakistan to discuss the repatriation of Afghan refugees. According to the UNHCR, 60,000 Afghans have returned to Afghanistan since the beginning of March. |
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