Queen Rania, wife of King Abdullah II of Jordan, will visit Lesvos, Greece, in the beginning of Holy Week at an invitation of the international humanitarian organization International Rescue Committee.
Her visit was confirmed by the Embassy of Jordan in Athens and the spokesman of the International Rescue Committee. In statements to ANA-MPA, the coordinator of the refugees camp at Kara Tepe, Stavros Myrogiannis, also confirmed the visit.
According to a report in local newspaper “Lesvos Nea,” Queen Rania asked to visit the municipal camp of Kara Tepe on Lesvos, a model camp where hundreds of refugees are hosted, and which has been has been praised for its organization and operation.
(source: ana-mpa)
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