Uzbekistan`s Andizhan region receives 60,000 refugees from Kyrgyzstan

ASTANA, June 14 (Itar-Tass) -- Uzbekistan's Andizhan region continues
to receive refugees from the violence-gripped regions of Kyrgyzstan.
Official statistics put the number of refugees at some 60,000, the
Kazinform news agency said on Monday.
According to a Kazinform reporter, many refugees are waiting on the
Kyrgyz side to be allowed to Uzbekistan.
The Andizhan region has housed a number of camps for refugees. Medics
examine arriving refugees and render first aid, if necessary.
Uzbek Prime Minister Shavkat Mirziyoyev and the defence and interior
ministers visited the region to study the situation.
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