How Iraqis enter the EU through Belarus
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How Iraqis enter the EU through Belarus
How Iraqis enter the EU through Belarus
Despite the sanctions, European companies still allow Belavia to receive planes, Iraqis are delivered to the EU borders 10/28/2021, Sputnik Latvia
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RIGA, October 28 – Sputnik. Illegal migrants have begun to enter Germany from Poland and the Baltic states, writes DW. Since the beginning of October, 11,300 attempts have been registered to illegally enter Poland from Belarus. Since the beginning of the year, there have been 23 thousand such attempts. From Poland, many illegal immigrants get to the border with Germany. Border guards in the German states of Brandenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and Saxony bordering Poland say there have been more than 6,000 illegal border crossings since the beginning of the year. to the EU via Minsk, which is believed to start in Iraqi Kurdistan, in the cities of Erbil, Shiladze and Sulaimaniya. In August, Iraq, under pressure from the EU, stopped direct flights from Baghdad to Minsk, therefore, according to local tour operators, now Iraqis fly to the country with transfers in the United Arab Emirates, Turkey, Lebanon and Ukraine. According to various sources, the cost of this trip ranges from 12 thousand to 15 thousand euros, including plane tickets, visas and a guide for illegal border crossing. Visas should be handled by the Belarusian consulate in Erbil, but the Baghdad travel agent, who asked not to give his name and company, said that the consulate had entrusted visa fees to a number of travel agencies. Obtaining a visa takes from five days to two weeks. Foreign ministers want to end this practice of considering sanctions. Ireland is the European hub for aircraft leasing, with Irish companies operating half of the world’s leased aircraft fleet. Some Irish firms still lease planes to Belavia, which then carry migrants to the EU borders, and explain their actions by the terms of the contract. Irish Minister Simon Cowney has affairs that supports sanctions, but only in relation to future contracts, not existing ones. the purpose of the trip can be difficult. “Iraqis fly to Turkey and Dubai every day. It is impossible to separate those who then fly to Belarus from those who are not going there,” he said.
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Despite the sanctions, European companies still allow Belavia to receive aircraft, operating Iraqis are delivered to the EU borders
Since the beginning of October, 11,300 attempts have been registered to illegally enter the territory of Poland from Belarus. Since the beginning of the year, there have been 23,000 such attempts.
Many illegal immigrants from Poland get to the border with Germany. Border guards in the German states of Brandenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and Saxony bordering Poland say there have been more than 6,000 illegal border crossings since the beginning of the year.
Most illegal immigrants are citizens of Iraq, but residents of Syria, Congo and Cameroon are also found among those who make it to the EU through Minsk.
September 3, 14:43
It is believed that this route begins in Iraqi Kurdistan, in the cities of Erbil, Shiladze and Sulaimaniyah. In August, Iraq, under pressure from the EU, stopped direct flights from Baghdad to Minsk, therefore, according to local tour operators, now Iraqis fly to the country with transfers in the United Arab Emirates, Turkey, Lebanon and Ukraine. Last week, a spokesman for the German Foreign Ministry on the growth of direct flights to Minsk from Beirut, Damascus and Amman.
According to various sources, the cost of this trip is from 12 thousand to 15 thousand euros, including plane tickets, visas and fees for the conductor for illegal border crossing.
Visas should be handled by the Belarusian consulate in Erbil, but the Baghdad travel agent, who asked not to give his name and company, said that the consulate had entrusted visa fees to a number of travel agencies. He, who previously accepted such applications and obtaining a visa, took from five days to two weeks.
The companies registered in the EU are currently leasing their planes to the Belarusian airline Belavia. Foreign ministers want to end this practice of considering sanctions.
Ireland is the European hub for aircraft leasing, with Irish companies operating half of the world’s leased aircraft fleet. Some Irish firms still lease planes to Belavia, which then carry migrants to the EU’s borders, and explain their terms of the contract. Irish Minister of Foreign Affairs Simon Cowney, which supports the sanctions, but only in relation to future contracts, and does not act.
Other airlines such as Qatar Airways and Turkish Airlines have stricter checks on their documents, however, as a Baghdad travel agent, it can be difficult to determine the true purpose of the trip.
“Iraqis fly to Turkey and Dubai every day. It is impossible to separate those who then fly to Belarus,” he said.