Commissioner Christos Stylianides visits Iran to discuss humanitarian challenges in the country and in the wider Middle East

On the 24 October 2016, Commissioner Christos Stylianides concluded his second visit this year to Iran. During his three-day stay, the Commissioner met with the national authorities, including the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Minister of Interior and representatives from the Bureau for Aliens and Foreign Immigrants Affairs (BAFIA) and visited humanitarian projects across the country.

During his visit, Commissioner Stylianides announced additional €6 million in humanitarian funding to help Afghan refugees in Iran, bringing the overall EU humanitarian support to €12.5 million in 2016. Importantly, he raised international awareness on the humanitarian challenges in the country and laid the foundations for further closer humanitarian cooperation with Iran.

• Primary Source

ESO: Background information: Eternally displaced: Afghanistan’s refugee crisis and what it means for Europe http://www.europeansources.info/record/eternally-displaced-afghanistans-refugee-crisis-and-what-it-means-for-europe/

ESO: Background information: Iran: Declaration by the High Representative on behalf of the EU on the one year anniversary of the JCPOA http://www.europeansources.info/record/iran-declaration-by-the-high-representative-on-behalf-of-the-eu-on-the-one-year-anniversary-of-the-jcpoa/

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