Iraq says it is drawing up lists of those among the hundreds of Iraqis on the border between Belarus and Poland who wish to be repatriated voluntarily
Hundreds of migrants and asylum-seekers have been stuck for days on the Belarus-Poland border in near freezing temperatures.
Iraq has sent diplomats from Moscow and Warsaw to the border to "check on safety and communicate with the relevant authorities," Sahaf said. "The Iraqi embassy in Moscow and Warsaw coordinate Iraq's efforts for the voluntary return of those who are stranded at the Belarus border," the agency quoted the ministry spokesperson as saying.Who are the Iraqis at the center of the EU-Belarus refugee dispute?In recent weeks, would-be migrants have been forced to fly through third countries, usually Turkey, to reach Belarus.
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