- Sputnik International, 1920
World
Get the latest news from around the world, live coverage, off-beat stories, features and analysis.

EU Migration Crisis Shows Need for Controls, Mutual Respect

© AP Photo / Ismail CoskunMigrants stand by tends in a camp set up near the Turkish-Greek border in Pazarkule, Edirne region, Turkey, Tuesday, March 10, 2020
Migrants stand by tends in a camp set up near the Turkish-Greek border in Pazarkule, Edirne region, Turkey, Tuesday, March 10, 2020 - Sputnik International, 1920, 21.11.2024
Subscribe
ANKARA (Sputnik) - The sad example of Western Europe's approach to immigration highlights the need for better controls guided by mutual respect, Russian Ambassador to Turkey Aleksei Erkhov said on Thursday.
"There is no need to fear immigration, which is actually a beneficial process. However, it is important to acknowledge the distortions that have occurred in this area in recent years. The unfortunate example of Western Europe serves as a reminder that it is essential to regulate this area, establish clear and fair rules for all parties involved, and do so in a spirit of mutual respect that is characteristic of our shared Eurasian cultural values," Erkhov said at a round-table discussion in Ankara.
Migrants jump back and forth over the Rio Grande river into the United States and some back into Mexico, in Ciudad Juarez, Wednesday, March 29, 2023 - Sputnik International, 1920, 14.10.2024
Americas
Why Won’t the Government Explain the Migrant Crisis?
The ambassador, who spoke at the opening of the "Eurasianism. The Vision of the Common" panel organized by Ankara University, said that the world was undergoing significant transformations. The attempts to create integration schemes and efficient cooperation models show the need to focus on not only financial, trade, economic, cultural and humanitarian cooperation, but also on a common Eurasian worldview based on a shared cultural code, Erkhov said.
Europe has been experiencing a migration crisis since 2015 due to the influx of thousands of migrants and refugees fleeing crises in their home countries in the Middle East and North Africa. Hundreds of thousands of migrants are trying to reach the European Union using various routes, including via Italy, Greece, Turkey and the Balkans.
Newsfeed
0
To participate in the discussion
log in or register
loader
Chats
Заголовок открываемого материала