After the statements of the head of foreign policy of the European Union, Josep Borrell, defined as a “racist”, Josep Borrell apologizes and believes that someone has misunderstood his words.
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European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell at a conference in Berlin (archive).
EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell on Tuesday denied the comments made last week were racist and apologized for any insult caused by the comments that sparked criticism from the UAE.
In a blog posted late Tuesday evening, Borrell said he meant by “the jungle” the growing patterns of countries that use force, intimidation and extortion – behavior that goes against agreed international norms.
He added: “The vastness of this lawless world and this rampant state of lawlessness is what I meant when I spoke of the forest. My talk about the forest has no racial, cultural or geographical connotations. The forest is everywhere, including the forest. Ukraine. Take this approach seriously and this was my message to the students. “
He continued: “Some have misinterpreted the metaphor as embracing the idea of colonial Eurocentrism. I’m sorry if some get offended,” noting that “she feels that Europe is often withdrawn and needs to know the rest. the best world “.
And he summoned the Emirates On Monday, the interim head of mission of the EU delegation to the UAE asked for clarification on what he claimed were racist comments made by Borrell.
The UAE Foreign Ministry said the statements are “inappropriate and discriminatory” and “contribute to exacerbating the climate of intolerance and discrimination around the world”.
Interestingly, Borrell’s statements sparked controversy last week, after he described Europe as “the garden and the rest of the world in the jungle”.
Borrell said: “Europe is the garden of political freedom and economic prosperity in the world, on the contrary the rest of the world has been mainly a forest”.
The words of the European official came during a speech given at the European Diplomatic Academy in Brussels, which with its diffusion aroused controversy and was defined as “non-diplomatic”, as well as “racist”.
