German Authorities will pay close attention to the qualifications of Syrian refugees who will be granted asylum, "Der Spiegel" Magazine disclosed.
Two weeks
ago, the United Nations refugee agency talked to Germany about resettling up to
10,000 Syrian refugees, UNHCR spokesman Adrian Edwards said to Reuters.
Berlin
will give a temporary residence in the Federal Republic of Germany for 1600
Syrian citizen who can contribute to a special contribution to the
reconstruction of the country after the conflict ended, the German weekly said.
There
is talk here about people who have higher education and cultural figures and
journalists, as well as "political activists."
The
German government announced earlier its intention to host about 5 thousand
Syrian refugees this year.
Edwards
said UNHCR was also working with other European governments to find ways to
help the 1.6 million Syrians who have fled the country, a number the United
Nations expects to reach 3.45 million by the end of 2013.
Eqtsad ( Business Newspaper affiliated with Zaman Alwasl)
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