New Delhi: Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie, on a two-day visit to the Capital, spent time with Sikh Afghan and Myanmarese refugees.
Accompanied by her five-year-old son Maddox, Jolie arrived in the Capital just past noon and drove to the refugee camps run by the Khalsa Diwan Welfare Society and UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
Jolie, the UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador and her son listened to Sikh children playing religious music at the Welfare Society run by Afghan refugees of the Sikh faith.
She chatted with the students among some 9,500 Afghan Sikh refugees under the direct care of UNHCR and was appreciative of their passion for learning English and computer skills.
Jolie is in India for shooting a film A Mighty Heart on the life of slain Wall Street Journal correspondent Daniel Pearl, also visited a woman refugee from Myanmar in her one-room home where she lives with her three children.
"I am grateful to the refugee families who spent time with me today and shared their stories. They are remarkable, courageous people,” it quoted Jolie as saying.
Jolie will be meeting Minister of State for External Affairs Anand Sharma on Sunday.
Jolie will be accompanied by UN officials at the meeting with Sharma and the discussions are expected to centre around issues relating to refugees and children.
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