Britain calls for global support for Turkey to face refugee crisis

British Prime Minister David Cameron yesterday called on the international community to support Turkey in its dealing with the refugee crisis.

Speaking during the Turkey-European Union summit held in Brussels, Cameron focused on three points: the elimination of the smugglers’ network, providing financial support for Turkey which hosts 2.6 million refugees, and providing technical support for Greece to help speed up the repatriation of illegal immigrants.

He added that he considered the refugee crisis one of the biggest challenges facing Europe today, stressing on the great importance of the fight against human traffickers.

To this end, he explained, Britain would participate in the NATO force in the Aegean Sea to face the crisis of illegal immigrants through offering a ship and two coastguard boats.

This would send a clear message to immigrants, through countering human smugglers and the repatriation of migrants who are trying to enter Europe illegally.