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Wed, 14 Oct, 2015 12:06:24 AM Erdogan promises measures to arrest bomb attackers FTimes – STT Report, Oct 14  Finland 'President Sauli Niinistö (2nd left) and Turkey' President Recep Tayyip Erdogan shaking hands outside the presidential palace in Ankara on Tuesday. On the left is the wife of Finland's president, Jenni Haukio and on the right is the wife of Turkey's president, Emine Erdogan. Finland's presidential couple is on an official state visit in Turkey. Photo – Lehtikuva. The president, Sauli Niinistö, who is now in Turkey on a four-day official visit since Monday, does not consider the waiver an issue now and said the identification of people should first be improved.
A visa waiver with Turkey has been contemplated as incentive to allow Turkey to commit itself to discussion on solving the refugee crisis with the European Union.
“I do not believe that it may be a solution at this moment. Of course, in the future something may always be agreed upon,” Niinistö told Finnish journalists before sitting in a meeting with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Niinistö, however, did not elaborate precisely what promise could be made to Turkey since the matter falls under the jurisdiction of the EU.
Finland's President Sauli Niinisto (R) and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan review a military honour guard in Ankara on October 13, 2015. Photo – AFP / Lehtikuva. The president believes Turkey has a strong interest in resolving the refugee crisis with the European Union. Turkey wants to share the burden which it has, but, at the same time, the country wants to address the original cause why people are fleeing Syria.
Turkey has borne a burden of the huge responsibility with regards to the refugee crisis, since the country has received up two million refugees.
Niinistö was not intending to particularly raise the question of human rights abuse reported to take place in Turkey.
Erdogan has been accused of having an autocratic grip on the nation.
The administration has been accused of restricting access to social media platforms and intervening in the work of journalists, among other things.
Niinistö said based on experience, he had noticed that it is much better to emphasise what good human rights leads to than pointing fingers in a school-masterly way.
The message is well received by emphasising the Finnish experience, added Niinistö.
Meanwhile, Erdogan has strongly dismissed accusations that the Turkish administration might have been somewhat involved in the Saturday’s terrorist attack.
According to the Turkish president, the country will do everything to ensure that the culprits are caught.
DNA tests, for instance, will be used to identify the perpetrators, Erdogan said. Nearly a hundred people were killed in the bomb attack in Ankara.
President Niinistö, however, did not elaborate precisely what promise could be made to Turkey since the matter falls within the responsibilities of the EU.
The president believes Turkey has a strong interest in resolving the refugee crisis with the European Union. Turkey want to share the burden which they have, but at the same time, the country want to address the original cause why people are fleeing Syria.
Turkey has borne a burden of huge responsibility with regard to the refugee crisis since the country has received up two million refugees.
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