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Eritrean refugees repatriated

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    A tripartite commission set up to facilitate the voluntary repatriation of Eritrean refugees in Sudan, formed by Sudan, Eritrea and UNHCR, held its first meeting in the Eritrean capital, Asmara on Thursday, Eritrean radio reported. Eritrean commissioner Werku Tesfamikael of the Eritrean Relief and Refugee Commission thanked Sudan for its hospitality to refugees, and said in an opening speech that Eritreans had become refugees in Sudan because of atrocities by Ethiopian regimes.

    Eritrean opposition groups have claimed through pro-Ethiopian government media that Eritrea is repatriating refugees for military recruitment to use in the present border conflict with Ethiopia.

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