Turkey urges Europe not to build walls against refugees

EU Minister Ömer Çelik on Aug. 10 criticized Europe for creating barriers against asylum seekers instead of welcoming them.


In a series of posts on his official Twitter account, Çelik said among all other states “Turkey is the only country that strongly embraces those who flee death.”      

“Europe should not build walls against migrants but instead should build bridges for them. This is a test of humanity,” he said.      

Speaking about a recent jail sentence handed down to a French farmer for helping asylum seekers, Çelik said there had been several such instances in Europe when those willing to help migrants were prevented from doing so.      

He also pointed to the maltreatment of migrants at the Calais refugee camp in France.  
 [hurriyetdailynews.com]
 11/8/17