China News Agency, Berlin, March 2 (Reporter Peng Dawei) In response to Turkey's recent decision to allow refugees from its borders to travel to the EU border, German federal government spokesman Seibert responded in Berlin on the 2nd that the situation in 2020 and the 2015 refugee crisis had already different. He reiterated German Chancellor Angela Merkel's previous statement and emphasized that the situation in 2015 will not be repeated.
According to Reuters, in response to the deterioration of the Turkish-Syrian border situation after the Turkish army was attacked in Syria, the Turkish government said on February 27 that it will no longer place refugees from Syria and other countries in its territory. At least 10,000 refugees have now reached the land border between Turkey and EU countries Greece and Bulgaria.
This puts the EU's efforts to maintain its external borders suddenly under pressure, and domestic concerns that have flooded millions of new refugees at the height of the refugee crisis in 2015 “reappear yesterday”. In response, Merkel spokesman Seibert responded to relevant questions at a regular press conference of the German federal government in Berlin on the 2nd, saying that he did not think this history would be repeated. He said. The European Union and Turkey have signed an agreement on refugees in 2016, which has played its due role, significantly reducing the number of people entering Europe illegally from land and sea, and greatly reducing the number of people killed on the Aegean Sea.
Saibet said that Germany and other EU countries have provided billions of euros of assistance under the framework of the above-mentioned European-Turkish agreement to enable Turkey to meet the extreme challenges of as many as 3.5 to 4 million refugees in its territory. He emphasized that these conditions were not met in 2015, so he believes that comparing 2020 to 2015 will not be fulfilled. He also emphasized the position Germany has repeatedly reiterated: solving the refugee problem requires unity within the EU and a common solution across the EU, "not just one country or three countries."
In response to questions from reporters, Prime Minister Merkel has repeatedly mentioned that "the situation in 2015 will not repeat itself" is still valid, and Saibel responded: "Yes, this sentence is still valid."
In response to the current situation, Braker, an expert on Turkish issues at the German Burr Foundation, analyzed that on the one hand, the EU must reach consensus on the issue of refugee reception, and on the other, it must help alleviate the crisis facing the border between Turkey and Syria. (Finish)