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Dominica open to hosting Palestinian refugees

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ROSEAU, Dominica, Jul. 31, CMC – Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit says his administration is willing to have public consultations on the possibility of allowing Palestinians to settle here.

Skerrit made the statement in his contribution to the Budget debate in Parliament on Thursday .

We have the Palestinians, I believe that we will be open to engage the governments of Qatar and Saudi Aria with the view to quite possibly allowing the resettlement of a couple hundred of Palestinians in Dominica.”