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The Greek Prime Minister’s Office announced on Saturday that an iron barrier will be installed in April to curb immigration on Greece’s northeast border with Turkey, during a visit by Kyriakos Mitsotakis to the region.
A statement from the Prime Minister’s Office said Mitsotakis “pledged to visit the region again in April, when the project is expected to be completed.”
The office announced that the government intends to employ an additional 400 border guards for the Evros region in northeast Greece, and will reinforce an existing ten-kilometer-long border fence.
He announced a project to establish a 26 km border barrier in the Evros region, after attempts to cross migrants increased in February and March, following the announcement by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to open the doors to immigrants on Turkish soil. to go to Europe.
The region witnessed clashes that lasted for days, during which migrants, while trying to cross the border, threw stones at Greek riot police. Which required his response by firing tear gas.
Athena said the Turkish police tried to help the migrants by providing them with tools to cut cables and firing tear gas at Greek border guards.
Ankara said the migrants were killed or injured by the fire on the Greek side. Athena denied.
Greece’s plan appears to establish a 2.7 km long floating border barrier in the Aegean Sea. Excluded
In August, the daily Kathimerini reported that the Coast Guard was not enthusiastic about using this scheme to prevent the arrival of migrant boats.
The project, which costs 500,000 euros, appears to be used for anti-pollution drills.
This week, Immigration Minister Notis Mitarachi said that “the checkpoint was handed over to the Coast Guard to use as it sees fit.”
And human rights organizations have criticized the floating barrier, saying it could endanger the lives of asylum seekers who flock to inflatable boats in attempts that often require urgent rescue operations.
Source: French press agency
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