Lithuania on Feb 5 received a request to take in two Guantanamo detainees, the foreign minister had previously announced.
Unofficial information has it that the inmates are Uzbek.
The said two detainees pose no threat to Lithuania's national security,
Usackas said invoking information currently available to him. Political refuge
may be in the cards for the two persons, said the minister, however adding that
before the transfer can be made, the inmates need to consent to the potential
move and Lithuania
needs testimony as to the threat they would be facing if returned to their
homeland.
"This issue should be dealt with within a few months' time," said Usackas,
adding that talks with the US will be bipartite, but take into consideration
the join European Union (EU) stance on the issue.
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