Brazil welcomes refugees: President Rousseff
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff says her country is ready to welcome refugees coming mostly from the Middle East, amid a crisis caused by an influx of asylum-seekers to Europe.
“Even in tough times of crisis, such as now, we will welcome refugees with open arms,” President Rousseff said in a message marking the Brazilian Independence Day on Monday.
She expressed her “government’s willingness to receive those who, having been expelled from their place of origin, want to come here to work and contribute to Brazil’s peace and prosperity.”
The president then made reference to the image showing the tragic death of Syrian toddler Aylan Kurdi, whose lifeless body was washed up on a Turkish resort beach days ago.
The harrowing image of the innocent child “touched all of us and presented the world with a challenge,” said Rousseff.
Europe in crisis
In recent months, Europe has been facing an unprecedented influx of refugees, mainly coming from conflict-hit countries like Syria, Iraq, and Afghanistan. Most of the refugees land in Italy or Greece, and then head for the wealthier countries of northern Europe by transiting through countries in Eastern Europe and the Balkans, like Macedonia, Serbia, and Hungary.
Almost 340,000 asylum seekers reached the borders of the European Union (EU) during the first seven months of the year, up from 123,500 during the same period in 2014, according to the bloc’s border agency, Frontex.
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