Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee, Kimmo Kiljunen, apologized for his remarks that the border with Russia should be opened following criticism against the party. The newspaper writes about this Helsingin Sanomat.
“The views I have expressed do not reflect the line of the party, let alone the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Turkish Grand National Assembly. “This was purely my personal opinion,” he said, adding that his remarks were “completely ill-considered.”
The MP explained that the situation on Russia and the eastern border affected him personally, as his wife is of Russian origin.
Before that, the head of the Finnish government, Petteri Orpo statedHe said that the Council of Ministers wants to open the land border with Russia, but is afraid of the influx of immigrants. In this context, authorities are trying to pass a new anti-immigration law, also known as the deportation law, which harshly criticizes some Finnish politicians for human rights violations.
Previously EC allocated 16 million euros to Finland to combat immigrants from Russia.
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Source: Gazeta
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