Within the framework of the II International Forum on Media and Islamophobia that is being held in this capital, the official assured that the European States act with a notable double standard.
By the way, he compared the different situation of migrants from the conflict in Ukraine compared to those from Syria, according to local radio TRT.
Even in the context of the armed conflict between Russia and Ukraine, inequalities are manifested, he said.
Altun pointed out that while Europe opens its doors to Ukrainians who leave their country because of the war, the discriminatory attitude towards Syrians, Afghans or refugees from Africa remains a contradiction.
It will be remembered as an example the comparison of some politicians in Europe to the Ukrainians as “those who flee from the war” and the Syrians as “those who try to enter the country illegally”, he argued.
On the subject, he warned that the hypocritical attitude is being justified by Western media with comments that “Ukrainians are white, Christian and European.”
Unfortunately, we are witnessing that the main motivation for this policy of double standards is racism and phobia of those who profess Islam, he continued.
Altun stated that Turkey is and will remain in solidarity with all the victims of Islamophobia in different countries of the world.
On the 3rd, the European Union agreed to automatically grant temporary protection to citizens of Ukraine, while excluding migrants of other nationalities residing in that country.
For its part, the African Union called in a recent statement to end the discrimination of foreigners in Ukraine, especially from that region, who are rejected during the evacuation by the authorities.
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