News from Al-Madinah: Joseph Borrell, the coordinator for foreign policy for the European Union, apologised for his inflammatory remarks from the previous week.
Borrell apologised to individuals who were harmed by his remarks that Europe is a garden and the rest is a jungle in statements made exclusively to the Arabic/the event.
The pronouncements about a variety of subjects, from the Russian nuclear threat to reprimanding his diplomats, had taken the European official by surprise.
In comments made during the opening of the new European Diplomatic Academy in Bruges, Belgium last week, it has been widely circulated on the Internet since then, Borrel Europe described it as a “garden” and most of the world as a “forest” can “invade the garden. ”
The gardeners should take care of the garden, but they won’t keep it safe by erecting barriers, according to Spanish lawmaker Borrell.
It won’t work to have a lovely little garden enclosed by high walls to keep the forest out. Considering that the forest has a huge capacity for expansion and that the wall would never be tall enough “.
He went on: “The gardeners ought to head to the woods. The Europeans must engage the rest of the globe more. Otherwise, the rest of the world will invade us.
“While the comments and criticisms of these sentiments that were labelled as harsh, the UAE summoned the acting president of the European Union mission on Monday and demanded an explanation for what it called Borrell’s statements to be racist.
According to the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Borrell’s assertions “wrong and racist, and they fuel the spread of intolerance and prejudice on a global scale.
It’s significant that Borrell on Monday denied in a press conference that his message would be racist or colonial. He claimed that the remarks were to “urge students to engage with the world” and oppose the notion of “fortifying Europe.”
Al-Arabiya is the source.
The rest of the world is a jungle; Europe is a garden. Borrell issues an apology for his odd remarks.
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