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Sherman A1

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Fri Mar 18, 2022, 08:20 AM Mar 2022

Coveney visits Poland for talks on refugee crisis

Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney is visiting Warsaw to meet his Polish counterpart Minister Zbigniew Rau and to speak to humanitarian organisations assisting those fleeing the war in Ukraine.

Mr Coveney told RTÉ's Morning Ireland that the biggest focus of his meetings today will be on discussing the refugee situation as a result of the war and "how Ireland can help and be more proactive both politically and from a humanitarian point of view".

He said he will be discussing sanctions and what further support the European Union can give to the Ukrainian military through the European Peace Facility "because it's likely that that commitment will be increased".

The minister said the "burden" of the number of refugees fleeing war must be shared among members of the European Union.

https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2022/0318/1287098-simon-coveney-ukraine/

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