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  Australia welcomes release of Fijian peacekeepers

  World | Sep 12, 2014, 08:48 AM IST

  Sydney: Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop has welcomed the unconditional release on Thursday of 45 Fijian peacekeepers held in Syria.The peacekeepers have been serving with the UN Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF), monitoring a 1974 ceasefire

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  New Zealand applauds UN on release of Fijian soldiers

  World | Sep 12, 2014, 08:30 AM IST

  Wellington: The New Zealand government Friday congratulated the UN on securing the safe release of 45 Fijian peacekeepers who had been detained in Syria."The safe release of the peacekeepers is an excellent outcome for the