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EU Council President says Turkey best example of how to treat refugees

Number 297 | April 25, 2016

BBC News / Published on April 23, 2016

EU Council President Donald Tusk has told a conference in Gaziantep that Turkey is the "best example in the world of how to treat refugees".
Speaking during a visit that seeks to bolster a controversial EU-Turkey deal, Mr Tusk also said "no-one has the right to lecture Turkey on what they should do."

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