German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s visit to Ankara on Monday for talks with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu. During the visit, she first accused Russian aircraft in strikes against Syrian civilians, and also reported that NATO forces can be thrown at preventing the influx of migrants to the EU. At the same time Mrs Merkel tried to persuade the Turkish authorities to make a compromise with the European partners in return for financial assistance in the amount of € 3 billion to provide Turkish asylum to refugees from Syria – and at the same time prevent their further migration from Turkey to the European Union
Speaking in Ankara, Merkel did not ignore the role of the Russian operation in Syria to increase the number of refugees from that country. She recalled that in Moscow, signed the relevant UN resolution, have international obligations to protect the civilian population, which (according to Merkel) are violated in the course of a military operation in Syria. “In recent days, we were horrified by what people bring misery strikes, including the Russian side”, – said Merkel. In these terms it is still on the Russian operation in Syria is not expressed.
In addition, Angela Merkel, the first time reported that at the opening February 10 meeting of NATO defense ministers issue will be raised in Brussels that “as far as NATO forces may be involved in monitoring the situation in the (Sredizemnom.- ” b “) sea».
visit of Angela Merkel to Turkey – a key transit country of migrants traveling to Europe – has coincided with the escalation of the conflict in Syria. In the context of the onset of the Syrian government forces with the support of Russian aviation “northern capital” of Syria Aleppo, thousands of Syrians attempted to leave the conflict zone – and were blocked at the border with Turkey, where the authorities do not allow refugees
during his visit to Ankara, one of the main Chancellor objectives have been achieved by the Turkish partners, on the one hand, the opening of borders for people who need help, and on the other – to ensure strict control on the borders with Greece and Bulgaria for suppressing the flow of migrants to EU countries. The corresponding action plan was agreed last year, but has not yet been realized – only in January the inflow of migrants from Turkey to Greece has exceeded 70 thousand people.. According to senior European source, “Kommersant”, the EU hopes that Turkey will be able to provide the boundaries of control within a month; otherwise, in March, with spring warming, Europe will direct new migrants flows
Earlier on Saturday, the head of the EU External Action service Federica Mogherini also called on Turkey to respect international law in the field of asylum and to take care of those in need of international protection. In exchange, the European Union earlier promised to provide assistance to Ankara in the amount of € 3 billion, as well as take an additional 160 thousand from Turkey. Syrian refugees. However, the mechanism for the allocation of financial assistance were able to agree only on the last week (a third of the sum will be provided from the EU budget, two thirds more – from the national budgets of member states, especially Germany, France and the UK). As will be allocated an additional 160 thousand. Refugees, is unclear. In turn, Turkey has insisted that its ability to receive additional groups of refugees are exhausted.
Next week, the EU summit in Brussels, the Chancellor will have the opportunity to talk about the outcome of talks in Ankara to other European leaders. With even greater resolution would expect unprecedented migration crisis at home of Mrs. Merkel. According to the survey results presented on February 3 the ARD television company, 81% of the citizens believe that the German government does not control the situation with the influx of refugees into the country. A personal rating Chancellor fell to its lowest level since the summer of 2011 – 46%
According to “Kommersant”, Berlin’s policy on refugees dissatisfied-and-coming German partners in the EU.. So, last week visited Moscow Vice-Chancellor of Austria, Reinhold Mitterlehner (see. “Kommersant” dated February 4). “Through the media the impression that all those who have financial difficulties and who want to improve their lives, will be happy (in FRG.- ” b “). Through Facebook and other social networks created the illusion that all of them are willing to accept in Germany “, – he complained, according to” Kommersant “, during the closed-door talks with Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev. He expressed confidence that Berlin will eventually be forced to tighten its policy on refugee reception.
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