OUR Kyriakos Mitsotakis confirmed, participating in the discussion in the context of the 59th Munich Conference on Migration, that Greece, as a front-line country, undertakes to protect its borders, which are also the external borders of the European Union, and to respect International law and human rights.

The Prime Minister referred to what he described as positive decisions of the recent informal Council of Europe in Brussels, but insisted that the EU should achieve a delicate balance between the front-line countries and other European partners. “As a front-line country, it is clear to us that we need solidarity from our European partners.said Mr. Mitsotakis characteristically.

Mr Mitsotakis stressed that, given the country’s agreements with Egypt and Bangladesh to bring a certain number of economic immigrants to Greece, this also sends a signal that EU countries are open to legal immigration.

He also noted that Turkey, in terms of its role in immigration, is both a problem and an opportunity, since, according to him, it has not fully implemented the agreement between it and the EU. in 2106, for immigration. “We have significantly reduced flows at sea, our coast guard has saved hundreds of lives in the Aegean,” the prime minister said.

With information from APE-MPE