France: Prepared to toughen measures against Belarus over migrant crisis
PARIS, Nov 10 (Reuters) - Belarus is facilitating the trafficking of migrants with the aim of destabilizing the European Union and France is prepared to back tougher measures against Minsk, a spokeswoman of the French foreign ministry said on Wednesday.
EU ambassadors agreed on Wednesday that Belarus' decision to encourage Middle Eastern migrants to enter Poland can legally be considered a "hybrid attack" that serves as a basis for a new round of sanctions on Minsk, diplomats said.
"This is why France (...) is ready to examine a strengthening of measures against the Belarusian regime, the persons and entities involved in this trafficking in human beings," the spokeswoman said. (Reporting by Tassilo Hummel Editing by Gareth Jones)
