EU Minister Ömer Çelik said on Friday that it is unethical to leave refugees open to death by putting up barbed wire on the borders.
Speaking at a joint press conference with Italian Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni Silveri, Çelik highlighted that cooperation between Turkey and the European Union is necessary to tackle the refugee crisis.
Çelik said that Turkey and Italy are fulfilling their duties toward the refugees, and said that the Syrian crisis does not only concern the Middle East but also affects Europe, as another outbreak of clashes in Aleppo will result in potential wave of a million people flooding Europe's borders.
The EU Minister noted that the resolution of visa liberalization is critical for Turkey and said that even though Turkey is not officially a member of the bloc, it is a strong European state and democracy.
Praising th EU-Turkey migration deal, Italian Foreign Minister Gentiloni emphasized that a migration deal similar to the one signed with Turkey is necessary to manage the migration flow from Africa.
