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Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier calls on Arab Gulf states to aid refugees
http://www.dw.com/en/foreign-minister-frank-walter-steinmeier-calls-on-arab-gulf-states-to-aid-refugees/a-18791027German FM Steinmeier has called on Gulf states, such as Saudi Arabia, to provide 'humanitarian services for refugees.' Steinmeier's statement comes during a Mideast tour aimed at fostering a solution for the Syrian war.
Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier calls on Arab Gulf states to aid refugees
19.10.2015
In Saudi Arabia, German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier called on Gulf states to take action and allow more refugees to be settled in their countries.
"Of course we expect the region here in the Arabian Gulf to participate in humanitarian services for refugees," Steinmeier said during a press conference in Saudi Arabia.
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The German foreign minister described the necessity for Gulf states, such as Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and Bahrain, to offer aid to refugees as an "obligation."
According to UN figures, Saudi Arabia hosts 561 refugees and 100 asylum seekers as of December 2014. However, Riyadh provided the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) more than $92 million (81.3 million euros) last year.
