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US Responsible for Resolving Syrian Conflict to End Migrant Crisis

© AP Photo / Vladimir SimicekRefugees and migrants walk on a road as they leave Sentilj, Slovenia, on their way to cross the Slovenian-Austrian border on October 23, 2015
Refugees and migrants walk on a road as they leave Sentilj, Slovenia, on their way to cross the Slovenian-Austrian border on October 23, 2015 - Sputnik International
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The United States has a special responsibility within the framework of the refugee crisis to must help find a solution to the ongoing Syrian war in order to stop the influx of migrant to Europe, European Council Commissioner for Human Rights Nils Muiznieks said on Friday.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) — In recent months, Europe has been facing an enormous influx of migrants — many of whom are fleeing the conflict in Syria. Since the beginning of the Syrian civil war, about 11 million people have been displaced due to ongoing violence, including 4 million who have fled the country, according to UN estimates.

"The United States Could do much, much more [in respect of refugees] <…> US has a special responsibility to politically help arrive at the solution in Syria to end the conflict, because until that happens, there will be a continuous outflow of people," Muiznieks said in a televised interview.

As the refugee crisis escalated, Washington pledged to accept 10,000 Syrian refugees. Earlier this week, US law enforcement and security officials expressed concerns that resetting Syrians could present a major terrorism risk.

Migrants run as they follow a police vehicle on their way to the Austrian border in Nickelsdorf from Hegyeshalom, Hungary September 25, 2015. - Sputnik International
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The United States offer to admit several thousand Syrian refugees is "shameful," as even smaller and poorer countries are welcoming more asylum seekers, Muiznieks added.

According to the official, the EU migrant crisis is not new, and this was "very predictable" that people would move, as Europe registers the consequences of political and military decisions taken in Syria.

The commissioner underscored that seeking asylum is not a crime, and people should not be detained for doing so, and those who need protection should be given it.

According to the EU border agency Frontex's latest estimates, the number of migrants who have crossed the bloc’s external frontiers in the first nine months of 2015 has already exceeded 710,000.

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