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Causes of flight combat
Development Minister Müller in Egypt and Eritrea
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Category: Development Cooperation
December 14, 2015
Berlin. - Development Minister Gerd Müller (CSU) is a three-day visit to Egypt and Eritrea traveled. The travel'm all about the deal with the current refugee crisis, the Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development said on Monday. Egypt is a transit country for many migrants on their way to Europe. Eritrea is No. 1 on the African countries of origin of refugees in Germany.
"If we want to fight causes of flight, we need to engage, where many refugees are coming from, even if it is difficult to us there," said Development Minister Müller. "It's about a peaceful and stable development in the region In particular, young people need prospects in their homeland -.. Education, training and professional deals do not exist it, they are on their way to Europe."
First stop of the trip is the Egyptian capital Cairo. In an interview with the Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, it goes to BMZ information inter alia to closer cooperation in the dual training system in Egyptian factories. In an era marked by conflicts and instability region from which comes a lot of the fleeing refugees to Europe, Egypt is an important partner for Germany. The BMZ supports the economic development of the country, in particular through the creation of jobs for young people. Youth unemployment in Egypt is 40 percent.
In the afternoon Müller travels further in the Eritrean capital Asmara. He wanted to explore possibilities of tackling the causes of flight there, said the BMZ. For emergency, lack of prospects and the difficult human rights situation many people would leave the country. So was the exercise of fundamental rights, such as freedom of speech, assembly and religious freedom restricted. Main reason for flight for most Eritrean refugees would be of practically unlimited national military and labor service.
"We can assist Eritrea to stop the exodus of young people, by improving the living conditions locally and possible return perspectives", Müller said. "We offer talks to explore and aids, for example in vocational training. This will only work if the Eritrean government to initiate economic and political reforms and improving the human rights situation."
In its exploratory trip, Müller will meet with Eritrean President Isaias Afewerki and hold talks with representatives of business, trade unions, youth and women's organizations. He also wants to visit an international children's surgery center and the largest educational institution in the country for engineers.
The development cooperation between Germany and Eritrea has been set of 2007. The work of NGOs in the country is severely limited. In recent months, the Eritrean government had, however, increasingly shown interest in enhancing international cooperation, especially with Germany.
http://www.deutschlandfunk.de/bundesregierung-entwicklungsminister-mueller-reist-nach.447.de.html?drn:news_id=558017
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Development Minister Müller travels to Egypt and Eritrea
German Development Minister Müller has traveled to a three-day visit to Egypt and Eritrea.
The visits are dominated by the issue of refugees. Muller wants to talk, among other things with the Egyptian President Al-Sisi about today. The CSU politician said on his arrival in Cairo, the high youth unemployment in Egypt mountains great social upheaval. Had young people no prospects, they made ​​their way to Europe. Morning travels Müller continued to Eritrea, the main country of origin of African refugees in Germany. There, the Minister will also address the human rights situation.
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