The arrival of the first batch of Syrian refugees to Canada
I arrived the first batch of Syrian refugees, midnight Thursday - Friday, to "Toronto" airport in Canada, on a military plane, where they were met, the prime minister, "Justin Trudeau," according to the agency "Reuters".
"Reuters" reported that the batch included 163 Syrian refugees, and that the second installment will arrive on Saturday to the city of Montreal.
He said, "Trudeau" for workers at the airport and volunteers who stood with him in the reception of refugees "This is a wonderful night where we came not only to see a group of new Canadians everything about Canada, but Oayda to show the world how we open our hearts and welcome people who are fleeing from a very difficult situation."
He added that he will be the resettlement of 10 thousand people by the end of this year, and 15 thousand more by the end of February of next year.
This comes after the Liberal government elected trimmed recently led "Trudeau" The number of immigrants who will take them by the end of this year, after the attacks raised in Paris is concerned that the electoral promise to receive 25 thousand refugees by 31 December, the current would not allow enough time for security inspection, according to the same source .
The Canada sent 500 consular officer, to Jordan, Turkey and Lebanon, to complete the process of selecting the Syrian refugees, to be transferred to Canada, in cooperation with the Danish Refugee Council, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees