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A number of Syrians living in Cyprus have already withdrawn their asylum applications and have renounced their subsidiary protection status, Deputy Migration Minister Nicholas Ioannides said on Thursday.
Speaking on arrival at the EU internal affairs council in Brussels, which will discuss the fall of the Assad regime and its consequences on handling migration, Ioannides said it was necessary to respect the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the country.
“We