Interior Minister meets with his Slovenian counterpart
and visit of the two Ministers to the Ukrainian refugee accommodation centre
In Slovenia for an official visit at the invitation of his Slovenian counterpart Mr. Ales Hojs, the Minister of Interior Mr. Nikos Nouris is in Slovenia for an official visit by his Slovenian counterpart, Mr. Ales Hojs.
The two Ministers exchanged views on the management of migratory flows, an area in which Cyprus and Slovenia are facing excessive pressure, and agreed on the need to reach an early conclusion on a single European Pact on Asylum and Migration based on solidarity towards the Member States that bear the greatest burden.
During the discussions of the two Ministers, the issue of the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine also dominated the discussions and views were exchanged on how to manage the Ukrainian refugees, while they pointed out that the European Commission should immediately provide financial support to the Member States in order to enable them to manage the flows of refugees arriving in their countries.
During Mr. Nouris' stay in Slovenia, the two Ministers visited the Lokatec hospitality centre set up by the government of the country for the temporary accommodation of Ukrainian refugees.
During the visit to the hospitality centre, Mr. Nouris said: "At the Lokatec Reception Centre the Slovenian Government welcomes Ukrainian refugees and offers, like all of us, maximum assistance in addressing this huge humanitarian problem. Of course, the numbers are such that allow the Slovenian Government to have a good management of these people, since 400 Ukrainian refugees are accommodated in this centre."
For his part, Slovenian Interior Minister Ales Hojs said: "We are today in Lokatec, in the south-western part of Slovenia and in particular in the accommodation centre for Ukrainians. I believe that we managed to welcome all those who fled the war and express our solidarity with these people. But unfortunately we have to say that during the last few weeks the numbers of Ukrainians arriving in our country have increased a lot and we really hope that the war will end as soon as possible."
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