Meeting with Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, Xi said that the root of the current refugee crisis troubling the Europe lies in unbalanced development and social instability. 

 

In addition to humanitarian² aid, the international community should find an effective solution for poverity and social instability and especially eliminate the cause of conflicts in the refugees' countries in order to cope with the crisis, Xi noted³. 

 

According to the UN refugee agency UNHCR, over 42,000 people, mostly refugees, reached Greece by sea in the first five months of 2015. 

 

Tsipras said he agreed with Xi that both the symptoms and root causes of the refugee crisis should be addressed. 

 

China believes the European countries can make concerted efforts to cope with this challenge, and properly handle relevant issues, Xi said.

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