01:50German government spokesman Steffen Seibert said German Chancellor Angela Merkel was taking measures regarding the refugee crisis at the border between Poland and Belarus during a government press conference in Berlin, on Friday.
According to Seibert, Merkel had taken a phone call with Lukashenko, the president of Belarus, to 'try to improve a very dramatic and hard situation'.
"I can add to this whole complex of topics that the Federal Chancellor had a discussion this morning within the framework of a video conference with the UNHCR head Filippo Grandi and the Director-General of UN migration Antonio Vitorino on the situation of migrants in Belarus." the German spokesman said.
The press conference took place a few hours after Belarusian state media reported that migrants and refugees were being moved into a warehouse located close to the border.
Germany: Merkel has taken call from Lukashenko to 'improve or even resolve' Polish border crisis - govt spox
German government spokesman Steffen Seibert said German Chancellor Angela Merkel was taking measures regarding the refugee crisis at the border between Poland and Belarus during a government press conference in Berlin, on Friday.
According to Seibert, Merkel had taken a phone call with Lukashenko, the president of Belarus, to 'try to improve a very dramatic and hard situation'.
"I can add to this whole complex of topics that the Federal Chancellor had a discussion this morning within the framework of a video conference with the UNHCR head Filippo Grandi and the Director-General of UN migration Antonio Vitorino on the situation of migrants in Belarus." the German spokesman said.
The press conference took place a few hours after Belarusian state media reported that migrants and refugees were being moved into a warehouse located close to the border.
German government spokesman Steffen Seibert said German Chancellor Angela Merkel was taking measures regarding the refugee crisis at the border between Poland and Belarus during a government press conference in Berlin, on Friday.
According to Seibert, Merkel had taken a phone call with Lukashenko, the president of Belarus, to 'try to improve a very dramatic and hard situation'.
"I can add to this whole complex of topics that the Federal Chancellor had a discussion this morning within the framework of a video conference with the UNHCR head Filippo Grandi and the Director-General of UN migration Antonio Vitorino on the situation of migrants in Belarus." the German spokesman said.
The press conference took place a few hours after Belarusian state media reported that migrants and refugees were being moved into a warehouse located close to the border.