There are five remaining Uighur detainees in Guantanamo, after a decision by Switzerland to give a home to two Chinese Muslim brothers.
“We have an outstanding invitation to the remaining Uighurs in Guantanamo,” Toribiong said.
In Nov. 2009, six Uighurs agreed to come to Palau for temporary resettlement.
The reiterates that the agreement between the United States and Palau was that the arrangement is temporary and that the former detainees want to leave the country and live permanently in a location where there is a Uighur population like Australia.
“There have been no overtures from other countries,” Toribiong said.
The president said the six are welcomed to stay in Palau “for as long as they want.”
The six Uighurs are currently attending a community college to learn English and study Palau’s culture and history.
They live in an apartment together but the president said they want to live in separate apartments.
Last year, Palau has agreed to house 17 of the detainees.
