The UAE called the acting president of the EU mission on Monday and demanded an explanation for remarks made by Josep Borrell, the EU’s head of foreign policy, that it claimed were racist.
The Emirates News Agency “WAM” reported that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that Borrell’s statements were “inappropriate and racist” and “contribute to exacerbation of intolerance and discrimination at the global level.
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Borrell Europe defined it as a “garden” and most of the world as a “forest” in remarks made last week at the opening of the new European Diplomatic Academy in Bruges, Belgium, and which have since been extensively shared online “invasion of the garden ”
“The garden should take care of the garden, but by erecting barriers, they are not offering the garden protection. A beautiful small garden surrounded by high walls to prevent the forest from entering will not be a solution.
Considering that the forest has a large capacity for expansion and that the wall would never be tall enough. ” .
The gardeners ought to visit the woodland, he continued. The Europeans must engage the rest of the globe more. Otherwise, we will be invaded by the rest of the globe. ”
EFE news agency reported that Borrell denied at a press conference on Monday that his message would be racist or colonial.
He claimed that the comments oppose the notion of “fortifying Europe” and urge pupils to interact with people from around the globe.
The UAE, on the other hand, condemned Borrell’s remarks and noted that any remarks of this like are inappropriate and racist.
The UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs criticised Borrell’s remarks as racist and stated that they lead to the escalation of intolerance and prejudice on a worldwide scale.
The Office of the Supreme Actor was requested to issue a formal interpretation of Borrell’s “harmful and discriminatory” words by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, acting head of the European Union Mission to the United Arab Emirates.
“Borrell comments are regrettable,” she continued in a statement, “and come at a time when all parties recognise the value of respecting religions, cultures, and other ethnic groups, as well as ideals like pluralism, cohabitation, and tolerance.
Due to Borrell’s remarks, the UAE contacts the European Chargé d’Affaires
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