Warsaw calls for EU solidarity amid migrant crisis

Poland’s prime minister at the weekend began a series of visits to European capitals to discuss a protracted migrant crisis on the EU's external border with Belarus.

Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki.

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As part of his diplomatic offensive, Mateusz Morawiecki is expected to hold talks in a dozen or so European countries to seek support amid the border standoff.

“I want to underline our solidarity with Poland, which is currently bearing the greatest burden of the hybrid attack that is being carried out on the eastern border of the European Union,” said Lithuanian Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė.

Meeting PM @MorawieckiM.

It is crucial for the EU to maintain unity and increase international pressure on the Minsk regime that is the only cause of irregular migration through the Eastern EU border. #WeDefendEurope pic.twitter.com/VEKXX7HBwo

— Ingrida Šimonytė (@IngridaSimonyte) November 21, 2021

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