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Hollande: Unaccompanied Kids in Calais Camp Should Join Relatives in UK

© Sputnik / Viktoria Ivanova"Jungle" migrant camp in the French northern port city of Calais
Jungle migrant camp in the French northern port city of Calais - Sputnik International
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Those minors in the Calais refugee camp, who have relatives residing in the United Kingdom, should be reunited with them as soon as possible, French President Francois Hollande said Thursday.

French President Francois Hollande (L) shakes hands with Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron as they arrive to attend a Franco-British summit in Amiens, northern France, March 3, 2016. - Sputnik International
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) – In recent weeks, the number of refugees at the migrant camp in the French port city of Calais has decreased, the French president noted.

The operation to dismantle the sprawling "Jungle" tent camp began on Monday after the go-ahead from a local court. Authorities estimate that the southern part of the camp housed between 800 and 1,000 migrants.

In protest, desperate asylum seekers set their shelters on fire late on Tuesday to protest the ongoing demolition of the shanty settlement.

"We monitor these youngsters and we have clarified this with the British prime minister. When these young people have a family tie in the United Kingdom, they should return to Britain quickly and efficiently… It must be even faster and more efficiently," Hollande stated at a joint conference with UK Prime Minister David Cameron.

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