An additional 500 refugees fleeing the Syrian conflict arrived today in Grig, capital of the Glorious Republic of Grigovia. Housed temporarily in tunnels usually set aside as emergency winter quarters, the recent arrivals will soon be put up permanently in the homes of average citizens, in cities dotting this Central Asian nation. “Many of the people arriving now are highly skilled and well educated,” said Theiyundt Rhakshamb, deputy Director of Refugee Affairs for the country’s Interior Ministry. “We look forward to helping these good people become settled here, locate schools for their children, and, in a month or two, find some form of work.” This most recent batch of refugees arrived with the help of neighboring Iran, having been moved by bus and rail from collection points on the latter’s western border. In the year 2014 (Gregorian), the two countries entered into a partnership with the stated goal of “assisting any and all persons affected by the continuing campaigns of violent, foreign intervention being visited upon the Syrian people,” according to a joint press release. The newly arriving Syrians are invited to attend a welcoming dinner hosted by members of Grigovia’s parliament later this week, at the National Convention Center.
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