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Juncker Dismisses Slovak Prime Minister's Opposition to Muslim Refugees

© AFP 2023 / Louisa GouliamakiA Syrian woman holds her child at the port of Chios on April 3, 2016 as refugees and migrants who broke out from Chios detention camp, stand in the port of the city.
A Syrian woman holds her child at the port of Chios on April 3, 2016 as refugees and migrants who broke out from Chios detention camp, stand in the port of the city. - Sputnik International
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European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker dismissed on Tuesday Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico's statements in which he expressed his opposition to mandatory refugee quotas and hosting Muslims in the country.

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BRUSSELS (Sputnik) — In an interview with the Slovak SME newspaper, Fico said that. "there is no place for Islam in Slovakia" and that he was against the idea of "a closed Muslim community" in the country.

"I completely disagree with the statements of Mr. Fico," Junker said at a press conference in France.

He added that he would bring up the topic during his meeting with Fico in Brussels scheduled for Wednesday.

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