Syria neighbours alarmed by refugee flow, want more aid access


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  • Monday, 05 May 2014

Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu (R), Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari (2nd R), U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Antonio Guterres (rear, 2nd L) and Jordan's Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh (front L) walk to a news conference after a meeting of foreign ministers at the Zaatari refugee camp in the Jordanian city of Mafraq, near the border with Syria, May 4, 2014. REUTERS/Muhammad Hamed

ZAATARI Jordan (Reuters) - The four main host countries for Syrian refugees said at a meeting on Sunday that only the wider distribution of aid inside Syria could curb an exodus that is putting huge strains on neighbouring states.

After talks at the Zaatari camp in Jordan with the U.N. high commissioner for refugees, ministers from Turkey, Iraq, Jordan and Lebanon urged the implementation of a U.N. resolution passed in February that demanded rapid unhindered access for aid.

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