Countries neighboring disaster areas shoulder the actual burden of
migration and refugees, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan mentioned
Monday, calling out nations that host a “few hundred refugees”
and use them for “advertising” however don’t take any duty
in face of the deepening humanitarian disaster, Trend reviews citing Daily Sabah.
In a video message for the Global Parliamentary Conference on
migration, which was co-hosted by the Turkish Parliament and the
Inter-Parliamentary Union, Erdogan mentioned, “In reality, nations like
us, that are neighbors to the disaster areas, bear the actual burden
on the problem of migration and refugees, not developed societies
which have a loud voice.”
Expressing that he was very joyful to host the parliamentarians
in Istanbul, the crossroads of civilizations and continents, the
president mentioned: “The Inter-Parliamentary Union serves as an
necessary platform for dialogue for parliamentarians with totally different
political techniques and concepts. The union, which permits the
parliamentarians, who’re the representatives of our peoples, to
share their views and experiences with one another, additionally contributes
to the event of options to international issues.”
Erdogan said that he believes this convention will fill an
necessary want and added that with the coronavirus pandemic that
marked the final 2.5 years, he noticed that hate speech reached
horrifying dimensions on a worldwide scale.
Stating that they noticed that financial difficulties fueled
xenophobia and hostility to refugees all around the world, particularly
in Western nations, Erdogan mentioned: “Simultaneously, with the
financial disaster triggered by the pandemic, increasingly more individuals are
pressured to depart their lands and houses. Currently, the variety of
migrants worldwide has reached 275 million, the variety of displaced
individuals are approaching 85 million, and the variety of refugees are
approaching 30 million. With the continuing conflicts between Russia
and Ukraine, 5 million extra folks have been added to the present
variety of refugees. In this human mobility, sadly, we come
throughout many scenes which might be painful to witness. Journeys embarked
on with the hope of creating a secure future by escaping from
oppression, persecution and starvation typically finish in catastrophe.”
Pointing out that almost 30,000 migrants, largely girls and
kids, misplaced their lives within the Mediterranean in current instances,
Erdogan famous the whereabouts of tens of 1000’s of Syrian
kids who took refuge in Europe and have been kidnapped shouldn’t be
identified.
“Almost day by day, we witness the plight of refugees who have been
persecuted, robbed, overwhelmed and even murdered by the Greek safety
forces. In reality, nations like us, that are neighbors to disaster
areas, bear the actual burden on the problem of migration and refugees,
not developed societies which have a loud voice,” he added.
