Cyprus requests help from Brussels to contain migrants
| In view of the increasing influx of immigrants to this country, the government of Cyprus has asked for help from the European Union to solve this crisis. |
According to the international group Tasnim news agency, quoted by the German newspaper “Tags Zeitung”, Cyprus Due to the arrival of many immigrants in this country, it has asked for help from the European Union.
“Nicos Christodoulidis”, the president of this country, in a telephone conversation with “Ursula von der Leyen”, the head of the European Union Commission, asked for intervention and The European Union contacted the Lebanese government for this purpose. From there, most boats carry migrants to the island republic, about 260 kilometers away.
This week alone, 14 migrant boats reached the southern coast of Cyprus. According to Cypriot authorities, there were a total of 761 people on the ships, mostly Syrian men and some minors. 10 people were arrested on suspicion of guiding the boats.
About 1.2 million people live in Cyprus. For several years, the republic has been considered the EU country that receives the most illegal immigrants relative to the total population. In the first three months of the year, 2,448 illegal immigrants arrived in Cyprus by sea. However, the number of people crossing the border into Turkish-controlled northern Cyprus has recently decreased.
After arrival, the majority of migrants go to the Pournara reception center west of the capital Nicosia. . The camp is currently overcrowded due to the large influx of refugees. Konstantinos Lethembiotis, the spokesman of the government of this country, said: “A country like Cyprus cannot continue in this way. The president of Cyprus also spoke of a crisis.
He asked von der Leyen to put pressure on the Lebanese government to prevent the departure of boats carrying refugees. “As you know, the European Union provides significant financial resources to Lebanon,” Christodoulidis said. There is also the political will to increase these funds. On the other hand, Lebanon should not allow immigrants to leave this country and come to Cyprus. The European Union concluded such an agreement with Egypt in February. Cairo will receive a total of 7.4 billion euros from this organization to curb the influx of migrants.
The European Union expects the Egyptian government to make more efforts to reduce migration to Europe through the Mediterranean Sea in return for billions of aid.
The European Union and the member states of this organization have recently been increasing their strict policies against refugees and putting stricter approaches on the agenda.
This union in this Towards the conclusion of anti-immigration agreements with countries of origin, it spends a lot of money in this field.
On the other hand, European countries such as Italy and Malta often act against private sea rescuers. Aid organizations talk about violations of the law and ask for help from the European Union. But there is no agreement about this in Brussels.
In this situation, the number of migrant victims on the way to Europe is increasing.
According to the UN report, more than Of the 260 migrants who have drowned or disappeared since the beginning of this year, most of them were in the central Mediterranean route.
| © | Webangah News Hub has translated this news from the source of Tasnim News Agency |
