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Foreign Minister: dangers of mass migration underestimated in EU
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Luxembourg, October 12 (MTI) – The European Union still grossly underestimates the dangers of mass migration involving people in the millions, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said on Monday.
If the EU loses its credibility in the countries that currently host the majority of migrants, its borders will be inundated by millions of new migrants, Szijjarto said after a meeting of EU foreign ministers.
It is evident that a related agreement is urgently needed with Turkey, as well as with Jordan and Lebanon.
“If the EU cannot regain control of its borders and cannot agree with Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan and Iraq about ways to contribute to looking after the migrants in those countries, then millions of migrants will be coming”, Szijjarto said, adding that nothing has been achieved in addressing the causes that triggered the migrant crisis in the Middle East or in the fight against the Islamic State.
An agreement is needed “very urgently” with the countries around Syria to hold back the migrants, he said.
Turkey plays a key role in this process, and it is also in Europe’s interest to speed up visa liberalisation and open a new chapter in EU accession talks with Turkey, he said.