Latvia agrees to accept 1 Guantanamo inmate
By APTuesday, February 2, 2010
Latvia to accept 1 Guantanamo inmate
RIGA, Latvia — Latvia’s government says it will accept one inmate from the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay.
The Foreign Ministry says the detainee originally comes from Central Asia and that this will help him adapt to Latvia since both are part of the former Soviet Union.
The ministry said Tuesday that the prisoner could arrive within the next six months.
Latvia is a close U.S. ally and one of several European nations — including France, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Portugal, Slovakia and Spain — that in recent months have agreed to accept detainees from Guantanamo.
The White House had pledged to close the prison in January but missed the deadline.
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