Alpbach (Tyrol, Austria) - 30 Aug, Fins news . The head of Croatia Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic called on the EU to engage with Russia on the problem of resolving the fall in the Syrian Arab Republic, became one of the causes of the "fall of immigrants" in the European Union.

"Today we confront Russia on the issue of the fall in Ukraine. But We must work with Russia to resolve the Syrian downs and a number of other crises, " said Grabar-Kitarovic on Sunday, speaking at the 1st session of the political section of the European forum Alpbach.

According to the President of Croatia, the current situation with tens of thousands of immigrants from the Middle East and from Africa, into the European Union is only the beginning." We expected much more - maybe million of people waiting to exercise their natural desire for the best and safe life, " said Grabar-Kitarovic. In her expressions, Europe should " look not only to those immigrants who have already arrived, But also further ".

While Grabar-Kitarovic believes that quotas on the admission of immigrants must not be imposed from Brussels, be offered by the countries themselves.

review of the Croatian President, the European Union goes through a number of crises." we have a crisis of vision, crisis strategy, identity crisis and I'm afraid the crisis of leadership. These crises affect the level of unity, the level of solidarity, " said Grabar-Kitarovic. To respond to the information crisis, European leaders are required to coordinate their actions, and not "closed in their own countries," she said.

Annual meeting of European politicians and intellectuals in the Tyrolean village of Alpbach, held since 1945, is dedicated this year to the theme "Inequality" and is marked by the drop associated with the flow of immigrants into the European Union from the Middle East and North Africa.

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