European Union
foreign ministers are meeting to work out a response to the migrant crisis at
Greece’s border with Turkey. Germany’s Heiko Maas said a number of EU nations
were prepared to accept some refugees.
foreign ministers are meeting to work out a response to the migrant crisis at
Greece’s border with Turkey. Germany’s Heiko Maas said a number of EU nations
were prepared to accept some refugees.
Ministers from across the EU
met in Zagreb on Friday for a second day of talks on the conflict in Syria’s
Idlib province, as well as the build-up of refugees and migrants at Greece’s
border with Turkey.
met in Zagreb on Friday for a second day of talks on the conflict in Syria’s
Idlib province, as well as the build-up of refugees and migrants at Greece’s
border with Turkey.
Member states were set to
discuss their response to a ceasefire deal involving Ankara and Mosco, and
what contribution the EU should make to easing the crisis.
discuss their response to a ceasefire deal involving Ankara and Mosco, and
what contribution the EU should make to easing the crisis.
Before going into the
meeting, the EU’s foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said the agreement meant
the bloc could focus on delivering aid and help on the ground.
meeting, the EU’s foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said the agreement meant
the bloc could focus on delivering aid and help on the ground.
“The ceasefire is
good news. Let’s see how it works, but it is a precondition to increase
humanitarian help for the people in Idlib,” Borrell said.
good news. Let’s see how it works, but it is a precondition to increase
humanitarian help for the people in Idlib,” Borrell said.
Dutch Foreign Minister
Stef Blok said he opposed more aid for Turkey now, due to the cynical way Turkish
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was using refugees.
Stef Blok said he opposed more aid for Turkey now, due to the cynical way Turkish
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was using refugees.
“We should not react
to the pressure that Turkey is exerting on us by agreeing to more money under
pressure,” he said.
to the pressure that Turkey is exerting on us by agreeing to more money under
pressure,” he said.
