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London, (IINA) - British Prime Minister David Cameron said on Tuesday that it is insulting to suggest Turkey is not a safe country for Syrian refugees, Anadolu Agency reported.
Cameron was replying to a question from opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn in the House of Commons with regard to last week’s refugee deal between Turkey and the European Union. “I don’t think it is right to say Turkey is an unsafe country for Syrian refugees".
Cameron stated: “In fact, I think that’s slightly insulting to the Turks who are currently hosting 2.6 million people who have fled Syria”.
He continued: “So what is going to happen is those people who don’t apply for asylum will be returned to Turkey immediately. Those who do will go through a rapid process but with all the proper procedures in place, and as the agreement says all irregular migrants will be returned to Turkey because it is a safe country for those refugees”.
He later added Turkey deserved praise for hosting the millions of people fleeing the Syrian civil war.
AG/IINA
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