布鲁塞尔，9月30日——两名欧洲议会议员周三表示，卢旺达已就潜在接收从部分欧盟成员国转移的移民设施一事，与一些欧盟成员国进行了初步讨论。他们援引的是与卢旺达官员的讨论。
BRUSSELS, Sept 30 - Rwanda had held preliminary discussions with some EU member states about potentially hosting facilities for migrants transferred from those countries, two European Parliament lawmakers said on Wednesday, citing discussions with Rwandan officials.
这两名议员是绿党/欧洲自由联盟党团和Volt党团的蒂内克·斯特里克和安娜·斯特罗伦伯格。她们表示，上周访问基加利期间，卢旺达官员告诉她们，卢方对这一想法持开放态度，但讨论仍处于早期阶段，尚未达成任何协议。卢旺达官员暂未置评。
本月早些时候，五个欧洲国家表示，计划在今年内达成协议，将无权留在欧盟的移民送往欧盟以外的国家。
During their visit to Kigali last week, the lawmakers, Tineke Strik and Anna Strolenberg of the Greens/EFA and Volt groups, said Rwandan officials told them they are open to the idea but that discussions remained at an early stage and no agreements had been reached. Rwandan officials were not immediately available for comment. Earlier this month, five European countries said they aimed to strike agreements this year to send migrants without a legal right to remain in the European Union to countries outside the bloc.
德国、奥地利、希腊、丹麦和荷兰被称为“五国集团”，它们表示已就如何在非欧盟国家建立遣返中心商定具体步骤。这是欧洲加大遣返力度、遏制非正常移民的更广泛行动的一部分。这些国家尚未公开说明潜在接收国是哪些。
Germany, Austria, Greece, Denmark and the Netherlands, known as the Group of Five, said they had agreed on concrete steps towards establishing return hubs in a non-EU country as part of a wider European push to increase deportations and curb irregular migration. The countries have not publicly identified potential host states.
一名欧盟官员以匿名条件对路透表示，由于未获授权公开发言，卢旺达是“五国集团”正在考虑的国家之一。
An EU official told Reuters, on condition of anonymity because he was not authorised to speak publicly, that Rwanda was among the countries being considered by the Group of Five.
访问期间，议员们被带去参观了两处设施。这些设施是根据英国已放弃的卢旺达遣送计划准备的，可能用于安置从欧洲转移来的移民。其中一处是酒店。
During their visit, the lawmakers were shown two facilities prepared under Britain's abandoned Rwanda deportation scheme that could potentially be used to house migrants transferred from Europe. One of the sites was a hotel.
预计这五个国家将于周四在欧盟司法与内政理事会会议间隙再次会晤。
The five countries are expected to meet again on Thursday on the sidelines of the EU Justice and Home Affairs Council.
近年来，卢旺达将自己定位为西方国家希望遣送移民的目的地，尽管人权组织对该国的人权状况表示担忧。
Rwanda has in recent years positioned itself as a destination for migrants that Western nations would like to remove, despite concerns by rights groups about human rights in the country.
去年，卢旺达接收了从美国遣返的移民。此前两国达成协议，同意转移最多250人。
Last year, Rwanda received migrants deported from the United States after the two countries reached an agreement for the transfer of up to 250 people.
2023年，英国最高法院裁定政府将寻求庇护者送往卢旺达的计划属于违法行为。在相关协议被取消后，卢旺达向英国索要了5000万英镑（约合6362万美元）的赔偿。
In 2023, the UK Supreme Court ruled that a government plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda was unlawful. Rwanda later asked Britain for a £50 million ($63.62 million) payment after the asylum deal was cancelled.
人权组织批评这些遣返计划，认为它们可能会削弱对移民和寻求庇护者的保护措施；而支持者则认为这些计划有助于提高遣返效率并遏制非法移民现象。
Rights groups have criticised return hub proposals, saying they risk undermining safeguards for migrants and asylum seekers, while supporters argue they could boost returns and deter irregular migration.
斯特里克（Strik）表示：“这五个成员国提出的遣返计划既不切实际、也不人道，而且成本高昂。”
"The deportation plans by these five member states are unrealistic, inhumane and costly," Strik said.
乌干达和卢旺达作为接收大量难民的国家，也受到了美国削减对外援助的影响，导致人道主义机构不得不减少对流离失所者的食品援助、医疗保健等服务的提供。
Uganda and Rwanda, which host large refugee populations, have also been hit hard by cuts in US foreign aid, forcing humanitarian agencies to scale back food assistance, healthcare and other services for displaced people.
斯特罗伦伯格（Strolenberg）指出：“乌干达和卢旺达是该地区为数不多的稳定国家。通过向这些国家输送更多难民，无异于是在自讨麻烦。”
“Uganda and Rwanda are one of the few stable countries in the region. Pressuring these countries by sending even more people is tempting fate,” said Strolenberg.