Turkish president worries about worsening xenophobia in Europe

Turkish president worries about worsening xenophobia in Europe
Turkish President Abdullah Gul on Friday voiced concerns about an exacerbation of xenophobia in Europe due to the economic crisis.

"There are growing manifestations of intolerance and discrimination in most European countries, as well as a growing support for parties which believe that the immigration is the biggest cause of decreasing security, crime, poverty and social problems," said Gul during his speech at the fourth "World Policy Conference" held in Vienna.

"There are deep concerns in the immigrant communities crossing the whole Europe," he added.

Underlining that a proper and conscientious response is necessary to deal with the current European debt crisis, Gul said "the lack of political will without decisive action in response to this problem has worsened the situation in the eurozone."

Around 150 heads of state, government ministers and representatives of international bodies including the United Nations, as well as political, economic experts around world are attending the meeting.

Editor: Xiong Tong

English.news.cn   2011-12-10 08:23:20              
VIENNA, Dec. 9 (Xinhua)