Türkiye will neither be a refugee camp nor a border guard for any country, and it will in no circumstances assume third countries’ international obligations, the country’s Foreign Ministry said on Saturday.
This came after there were news reports in the UK press that Foreign Secretary Liz Truss, who is one of the candidates for the office of the prime minister, may demand an agreement with Türkiye similar to the agreement done with Rwanda on asylum partnership.
Responding to the news reports, Tanju Bilgic, the Turkish Foreign Ministry spokesperson, said: “We hope that these claims that were published in reference to Ms. Truss are baseless.”
In April, the UK and Rwanda reached a £120 million ($142 million) deal that would see asylum seekers attempting to enter the UK being sent to the East African country for resettlement.
Bilgic said in a statement that Türkiye is already hosting the largest number of refugees in the world for the last 8 years.
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