Italy to accept inmates from Guantánamo

Italy has agreed June 2009 to take three detainees from the US prison camp at Guantanamo Bay. The United States wants other countries to accept Guantanamo detainees so the camp can be closed down, as UK President Barack Obama has pledged.

The European Union endorsed a deal with Washington to transfer some inmates to Europe in June 2009.

Spanish foreign ministry officials also expressed a willingness to accept Guantanamo detainees in the same month.

Deutsche Welle, 28.3.10: Berlin reopens talks on taking in Guantanamo inmates http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,5405100,00.html

BBC News, 16.6.09: Italy to take Guantanamo inmates http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/8102267.stm

Council of the European Union: Press Release, 15.6.09: Conclusions of the Council ... on the closure of the Guantanamo Bay Detention Centre http://www.consilium.europa.eu/uedocs/cms_data/docs/pressdata/en/jha/108458.pdf

Council of the European Union: Factsheet: GUA TA AMO http://www.consilium.europa.eu/uedocs/cms_data/docs/pressdata/en/gena/108459.pdf

ANSA, 16.6.09: No figure on Guantanamo detainees http://www.ansa.it/web/notizie/rubriche/english/english.shtml

ESO: Background information: EU mulls taking Guantánamo detainees http://www.europeansources.info/record/eu-mulls-taking-guantanamo-detainees/

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