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Tuesday 15 Dec 2015 - 13:16 Makkah mean time-4-3-1437
Berlin, (IINA) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel has promised her conservative party supporters on Monday that her government’s recent diplomatic initiatives will bring a noticeable decline in the refugee influx, Anadolu Agency reported.
“We would like to and we will noticeably decrease the number of refugees; this is also in the interest of all”, Merkel said Monday at the party conference of her ruling Christian Democratic Union.
She said that the EU’s deal with Turkey, which aims to improve the conditions of Syrian refugees in the country and strengthening security measures at EU’s external borders as well as fight the root causes of the problem, will help address the refugee crisis.
Merkel’s remarks came amid growing criticism inside her Christian Democratic bloc over her open-door policy for asylum seekers.
While expressing that she understands the worries of her party fellows, Merkel also defended her decision in August to open Germany’s borders to refugees. “That was a situation which has put European values to a test, more than ever before. That was no more and no less than a humanitarian imperative", she said.
Merkel described the current refugee crisis as a historical test for Europe. “We want Europe to pass this test”, she said. Her comments were applauded by party delegates.
Germany has received a record one million refugees this year, mostly from Syria and Iraq, and the refugee influx mostly overstretched communities and municipalities across the country.
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