Spahn calls for refugees to be transported to Georgia, Ghana and Rwanda
Many people would no longer make the journey towards the European Union "if it is clear that it will lead to a safe third country outside the EU within 48 hours", Spahn explained.
The third country proposal forms the core of the migration concept in the draft of the new CDU policy program presented last Monday. The aim is "contractual agreements whereby refugees are granted an asylum procedure there and can remain there safely if they are granted protection", explained Spahn."Rwanda would probably be willing to do this, Ghana possibly too." Talks should also be held with Eastern European countries such as Georgia and Moldova.
The Geneva Convention on Refugees does not state that protection from war persecution must be granted in the EU, Spahn emphasized. If it is ensured that persecuted people in third countries "have a safe haven, are well looked after there and can live without fear, then the aim of the Refugee Convention is fulfilled".
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Source: www.stern.de
