Press Release: ‘Since the beginning of the Syrian crisis, we have taken in 2,5 million Syrian citizens’: Mohammed bin Amin Al-Jefri, Deputy Speaker of the Saudi Consultative Assembly at the European Parliament

The European Parliament's foreign affairs committee held an exchange of views with Mohammed bin Amin Al-Jefri, Deputy Speaker of the Majlis Al-Shura, the Consultative Assembly of Saudi Arabia in Brussels on 28 September 2015.

The situation in Saudi Arabia and the region as well as the migration crisis centering on Syria and relations between the Kingdom and the European Union were discussed.

ESO: Background information: Why Aren’t Gulf Countries Taking in Syrian Refugees? http://www.europeansources.info/record/why-arent-gulf-countries-taking-in-syrian-refugees/

EU: EEAS: EU relations with the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) http://eeas.europa.eu/gulf_cooperation/index_en.htm

EU: EEAS: Delegation to Saudia Arabia http://eeas.europa.eu/delegations/gulf_countries/index_en.htm

ESO: Information Guide: European Migration Challenges http://www.europeansources.info/record/information-guide-european-migration-challenges/

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