The country’s decision comes after a large fire engulfed a migrant camp on the Greek island of Lesbos.
A statement from Seibert said 1,553 of the 408 families had received refugee status.
In addition, the German government is “committed to a more European settlement with other welcome member countries,” he said.
In the context of such a European settlement, Germany will also participate in “making additional efforts commensurate with the size of our country,” the statement said.
Last week, a massive fire destroyed Moria, Europe’s largest refugee camp, leaving 13,000 people homeless on Lesbos. Germany said after the fire that it would evacuate 150 unaccompanied minors from the burning camp.
Five people were arrested in connection with the blaze on Tuesday and one is still being searched. Greek police told CNN that there were three adults and two minor Afghan nationals.
Moriah was under lockdown due to the corinavirus epidemic.
German Foreign Minister Heiko Masse had earlier called the situation a “humanitarian disaster.”
“What is happening in Moria is a humanitarian catastrophe,” Massey wrote on September 9.
“As soon as possible, we are ready to help the EU Commission and other EU countries. We have to clarify how we can support Greece. This includes the distribution of refugees fleeing the European Union ready to accept them.”
Germany is working with France to help Moriana migrants and has told French President Emmanuel Macron that he hopes European countries will come together to resolve the crisis.
“We are coordinating the submission of a proposal by Germany and France and we are trying to include as many European countries as possible to welcome refugees and minors in particular, based on the demands of the Greek government,” he said on September 10.
Thousands of migrants and refugees have been stranded in Moria and left homeless in the blaze. Greece is building a fresh camp but many former residents of Moria do not want to return to the camp.
Human rights groups and NGOs have warned that foreigners are living in dangerous conditions that lack sanitation.
“European leaders must act quickly to bring those trapped on Lesbos to safety,” Belkis Ville, a senior crisis and conflict researcher at Human Rights Watch (HRW), said in a statement on Wednesday.
HRW also warned that vulnerable women were left alone on the streets of Lesbos “with no clear provision for their protection.”
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