Palau agrees to resettle Guantanamo Uighurs
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The pacific island nation of Palau has accepted a request from the United States to resettle up to 17 Guantanamo Bay detainees. The group of ethnic Uighurs, from western China were accused of having trained at terror camps in Afghanistan. But the United States has now cleared the group of involvement in terrorist activities. But Washington has also decided the Uighurs can't return to China because of fears they'll be persecuted. Palau is one of a handful of countries that does not recognize China, maintaining diplomatic relations with Taiwan instead. Negotiations between Washington and Palau over the prisoners coincided with discussions over a $200 million assistance package on which the island, a former US territory, depends. But Palau's Minister of State Sandra Pierentozzi says the renewal of the aid package has nothing to do with the Uighur resettlement.
Presenter: Kate McPherson
Speaker: Palau's Minister of State, Sandra Pierentozzi
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