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Uruguayan President: US Must Help Ex-Guantanamo Detainees
Source: Associated Press
Uruguayan President: US Must Help Ex-Guantanamo Detainees
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay — Apr 8, 2015, 12:19 PM ET
Uruguay President Tabare Vazquez said Wednesday the United States should provide financial help to six former Guantanamo Bay prisoners who were resettled in the South American country last year.
Vazquez said he would bring it up when he meets with U.S. President Barack Obama this week at the Summit of the Americas in Panama.
"Uruguay gave them asylum, but the U.S. government should provide all the necessary means so that those citizens of other countries can have a dignified life in our country," Vazquez said in statements provided to local media.
Vazquez said he had heard Obama was worried about the men's progress in adapting and added that he also saw them struggling.
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MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay — Apr 8, 2015, 12:19 PM ET
Uruguay President Tabare Vazquez said Wednesday the United States should provide financial help to six former Guantanamo Bay prisoners who were resettled in the South American country last year.
Vazquez said he would bring it up when he meets with U.S. President Barack Obama this week at the Summit of the Americas in Panama.
"Uruguay gave them asylum, but the U.S. government should provide all the necessary means so that those citizens of other countries can have a dignified life in our country," Vazquez said in statements provided to local media.
Vazquez said he had heard Obama was worried about the men's progress in adapting and added that he also saw them struggling.
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Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/uruguayan-president-us-guantanamo-detainees-30159124