Addressing the root causes of migration and providing local aid to countries of origin is the most effective way to relieve migratory pressure, according to Polish Foreign Minister Jacek Czaputowicz.
The Polish Prime Minister said earlier in November it was “very likely” that Warsaw would stay out of a UN Global Migration Pact because it wanted to prioritise its own migration controls.
But Poland was not on its own, Mr Czaputowicz told Times of Malta during a short visit. There were a number of countries that were rather sceptical about the substance of the pact.
“We know that the pact is not legally binding but we doubt the balance of the final text. It does not reflect some of our priorities including strengthening sovereignty and a clear distinction between regular and irregular migrants,” he said.
Among other things, the pact pledges signatories to not detain would-be migrants arbitrarily and asks them to only operate a detention policy as a last resort.
Australia, Israel and the United States have also said they would not sign up to the pact, joining Poland and a number of other countries in eastern Europe in rejecting the UN plan.
Still, Poland acknowledged the magnitude…
