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MEPs urged the current Austrian presidency to raise the Guantanamo issue at an EU-US summit in Vienna in June (Photo: Austrian EU Presidency)

EU urges US to end 'anomaly' of Guantanamo

The EU has appealed to Washington to close it Guantanamo prison for terror suspects, with the Austrian presidency referring to it as an "anomaly" which should be stopped "as soon as possible."

"Guantanamo is an anomaly. Therefore, from our point of view, the US must take measures to close the camp as soon as possible," said Austrian Foreign Minister Ursula Plassnik in a statement delivered before the European Parliament on Wednesday (31 May).

Mrs Plassnik spoke on behalf of all EU...

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MEPs urged the current Austrian presidency to raise the Guantanamo issue at an EU-US summit in Vienna in June (Photo: Austrian EU Presidency)

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