The head of the European Union delegation in Turkey, Ambassador Nikolaus Meyer-Landrut, visited on Thursday the structure site of the new public hospital in Kilis province, southern Turkey, which will provide fitness to the local network and Syrian refugees, according to Trend, bringing the Daily. Sabah.
The allocation of 300 beds is financed through the EU, controlled through the Council of Europe Development Bank (CEB) and implemented through turkey’s Ministry of Health.
“The design of this hospital, which is a completely fashionable hospital with more than three hundred beds, is part of a European contribution to fitness design in Kilis province, and with this hospital we are doubling the area that will be held in hospitals in Kilis province,” Meyer-Landrut told reporters after visiting the site.
Kilis, near the Syrian border, has noticed that its population doubled due to the influx of Syrian refugees.
Meyer-Landrut noted that Kilis is one of the provinces with the percentage of Syrian refugees.
According to the CEB, the hospital is expected to be operational until October 2021.
The ambassador also visited the refugee gymnasium and the shelter in Elbeyli.
Travelling to Gaziantep to continue his visits to the region and to hold several meetings, Meyer-Landrut stopped at the Institute of Archaeology and Cultural Heritage, which was created in collaboration with the EU. The envoy under pressure on the importance of mutual cooperation between Turkey and European Institutes and Artists in the discussion with civil society.
Meyer-Landrut had met in the past with Gaziantep Mayor Fatma Oahin.
Saying that the EU has completed the movement of 6 billion euros (about $7. 3 billion) to be used in migrant projects under the Ankara-Brussels agreement in 2016, Meyer-Landrut said the bloc expects projects to be implemented, basically through local authorities. , following the transfer of the promised amount in the migration agreement, adding that cooperation with Gaziantep will be strengthened with the new projects due to the province’s position as a vital hub for refugees.
Aahin, for his part, said the municipality has created a “Gaziantep model” in its with refugees, through the wear and tear of special projects for children’s rights, women’s rights and human rights. The veteran mayor must continue to run with the EU delegation as a whole for refugee projects.
Turkey, which is home to more than 3. 6 million Syrians, signed the agreement with the EU on 18 March 2016 to reduce the influx of migrants in the harmful Direction of the Aegean towards Europe by taking more difficult action against human traffickers and improving the life situation of Syrian immigrants in Turkey. Despite significant progress on migration , the EU has not fully complied with its commitments under the agreement.
As a component of the agreement, Turkey pledged 6 billion euros in monetary aid, originally designed to be granted to the country in two stages and used through the Turkish government to finance projects for Syrian immigrants. Visa freedom for Turkish citizens is also a merit of the agreement. and the customs union needed to be updated.