Laying out London's position, the British Foreign Office said on Tuesday
that an EU rescue mission would simply encourage more migrants to
attempt the dangerous journey across the Mediterranean Sea, which has
claimed more than 3,000 lives so far this year.
"We do not support planned search and rescue operations in the Mediterranean," said Joyce Anelay, the Minister of State in Britain's Foreign Office.
She was responding to a question published on the House of Lords' website on October 15, according to The Guardian newspaper.
"We believe that they create an unintended 'pull factor,' encouraging more migrants to attempt the dangerous sea crossing and thereby leading to more tragic and unnecessary deaths," Anelay said.
According to London, the most effective way to protect migrants is to crack down on human smugglers and combat trafficking at its source in the origin and transit countries.
Note EU-Digest: Shame on you Britain....
Read more: UK opposes migrant rescue operations in Mediterranean Sea | News | DW.DE | 28.10.2014
"We do not support planned search and rescue operations in the Mediterranean," said Joyce Anelay, the Minister of State in Britain's Foreign Office.
She was responding to a question published on the House of Lords' website on October 15, according to The Guardian newspaper.
"We believe that they create an unintended 'pull factor,' encouraging more migrants to attempt the dangerous sea crossing and thereby leading to more tragic and unnecessary deaths," Anelay said.
According to London, the most effective way to protect migrants is to crack down on human smugglers and combat trafficking at its source in the origin and transit countries.
Note EU-Digest: Shame on you Britain....
Read more: UK opposes migrant rescue operations in Mediterranean Sea | News | DW.DE | 28.10.2014
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