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Kazakhstan accedes to 1951 convention

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Kazakhstan accedes to 1951 convention

This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.
2 February 1999

On January 15, Kazakhastan became the 137th country to accede to the 1951 Geneva Convention or 1967 Protocol relating to the status of refugees.

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