Senior EU officials visit the Middle East to respond to the refugee crisis at the border between Belarus and Poland

　　China News Agency, Brussels, November 11 (Reporter De Yongjian) As the refugee crisis at the border between Belarus and Poland is intensifying, senior EU officials have visited the Middle East on the 11th, trying to cooperate with "key partner countries" to cope with the crisis.

　　According to the announcement issued by the European Commission, the Vice President of the European Commission Margaritis Shinas visited Dubai, UAE on the 11th, and held a meeting with dignitaries such as the diplomatic adviser to the UAE President Garjas and the UAE Minister of State for International Cooperation Lim Hashmi. meeting.

　　The announcement stated that in the face of the border refugee crisis between Belarus, Poland, Lithuania and other EU member states, this is the first time Sinos has visited a “key partner country” since he took office as the vice president of the European Commission in December 2019. It intends to join hands with these countries to contain it crisis.

　　According to the announcement, after visiting Dubai, UAE on the 11th, Shinas will visit Beirut, the capital of Lebanon on the 12th, and will also visit "other countries" afterwards.

　　Since this summer, a large number of refugees from the Middle East have tried to use Belarus to enter Poland, Lithuania, Latvia and other EU member states, and then to Germany and other Western European countries. Recently, the situation in the border area between Belarus and Poland has suddenly become tense. There are 3,000 to 4,000 refugees stranded on the side of the Belarusian border, and some refugees have repeatedly tried to forcibly enter Poland at night.

　　Due to the cold winter, stranded refugees lack food, drinking water, winter supplies and other daily necessities. Their situation is very difficult. Many refugees have reportedly died. In this regard, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Bachelet issued a statement on the 10th, expressing his concern for the large number of refugees. Refugees and immigrants were shocked by the "desperate situation" and urged the governments of Belarus and Poland to resolve this "intolerable" crisis without delay.

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