Nearly all of asylum seekers who arrive in Cyprus come from Turkey, Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades mentioned on Friday, including that it’s an occasion of exploitation of Africans by traffickers who’re allowed to function freely by the Turkish authorities.
Anastasiades was talking throughout a spherical desk dialogue with different European and African leaders on migration within the context of the European Union – African Union Summit, in Brussels.
In line with a tweet from his official account, Anastasiades mentioned throughout the dialogue that the “EU ought to be capable to present help the place it’s largely wanted and help African capability constructing, with a view to enhancing efficient border administration and the power to battle in opposition to traffickers”
“In 2021 majority of asylum-applicants in Cyprus have handed to the Gov-controlled areas from the occupied half after having arrived from Turkey” the President additionally mentioned in line with the tweet.
“That is an occasion of exploitation of Africans by traffickers who’re allowed to function freely by the Turkish authorities” he added.
(CNA)