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Canadian Prime Minister Pledges to Accept Refugees Regardless of Confession

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Canadian Prime Minister Pledges to Accept Refugees Regardless of Confession

00:26 GMT 29.01.2017 (Updated: 05:18 GMT 29.01.2017)

© REUTERS / Mark BlinchSyrian refugees are greeted by Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (L) on their arrival from Beirut at the Toronto Pearson International Airport in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada December 11, 2015

Syrian refugees are greeted by Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (L) on their arrival from Beirut at the Toronto Pearson International Airport in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada December 11, 2015 - Sputnik International

Justin Trudeau said that his country would accept asylum seekers fleeing persecution and hostilities without regard to their confession.

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MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said that his country would accept asylum seekers fleeing persecution and hostilities without regard to their confession.

"To those fleeing persecution, terror & war, Canadians will welcome you, regardless of your faith," Trudeau said on his Twitter account on Saturday.

The prime minister added that diversity was a strength of Canada.

Trudeau's statement was made against the backdrop of an executive order signed by US President Donald Trump on Friday, which aimed at creating difficulties for Muslim nationals and refugees arriving in the United States.