Turkey slams a US-offered resettlement programme for Afghans, saying the move can cause a 'great migration crisis' in the region
FILE: Bilgic said Turkey, which has hosted the largest number of refugees in the world for the past seven years, “does not have the capacity to undertake a new migration crisis"
“The US Department of State statement said on August 2 that the immigration applications of Afghans to the US will be received from third countries through their affiliated organizations, also referring to our country,” said Tanju Bilgic. Afghans in the program would have to make their own way to a third country, where they will wait 12 to 14 months for their application to be processed.On Wednesday, Turkey's interior minister Suleyman Soylu said the country has been reinforcing border security amid an increased risk of irregular migrant inflow from countries including Afghanistan.
He said Turkey’s 740 kilometer long eastern border will be watched by unmanned aerial vehicles from the sky, and electro-optic towers and thermal night cameras on the ground.Additional 500 village guards and 82 armored vehicles were also deployed to the border to boost security, he explained.
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