Europe promised 3 billion on Syria conference

london - The European Union has this year more than 3 billion euros to improve the situation of Syrian refugees in Syria and neighboring countries. That made Union Minister Donald Tusk announced Thursday at an international donors conference for Syria in London. The European price Netherlands will contribute 125 million euros.

Tusk said that the EU Member States also lay down for the following years on such an amount. In addition, the European Investment Bank has agreed to provide the next five years, 12.5 billion in loans to countries such as Turkey, Jordan, Lebanon and Egypt. If we look at North Africa and the Middle East as a whole may reach 23 billion.

At the last donor conference last year in Kuwait, the EU contributed 1 billion euros. The national union has 5 billion since the beginning of the civil war in Syria issued to help.,, After so many years of conflict have lost the people hope. We have a moral duty to bring hope, 'said Tusk.

The neighboring countries of Syria collected according Tusk 4.6 million refugees from that country. They deserve the international community supports them, he said, and the 13.5 million displaced Syrians who need help at home.

The EU president is trying to persuade other rich countries are also increasing their contribution. The United States pledged $ 890 million (795 million euros) increasing.