Greece will construct a 140-kilometer- (87-mile-) lengthy metal fence together with Meric River, stated the nation’s citizen safety minister on Saturday.
Speaking to native Skai TV, Takis Theodorikakos stated his ministry has launched a mission on constructing a fence to forestall migrant crossings.
In December, Greece introduced that it will deploy 250 border police to tighten patrol and surveillance measures close to the Meric (Evros) area on the Turkish border.
On Tuesday, Türkiye’s National Defense Ministry revealed {that a} Turkish naval drone recorded footage of Greek forces illegally pushing again a ship carrying irregular migrants to Turkish territorial waters.
The unlawful Greek pushback was recorded north of the Greek island of Midilli (Lesbos) within the Aegean Sea on Dec. 30, the ministry stated in a tweet.
Ankara and worldwide human rights teams have repeatedly condemned Greece’s unlawful apply of pushing again asylum seekers, saying it violates humanitarian values and worldwide legislation by endangering the lives of weak individuals, together with ladies and kids.
Türkiye has been a key transit level for irregular migrants who wish to cross into Europe to begin new lives, particularly these fleeing battle and persecution of their nations.
It already hosts 4 million refugees, greater than every other nation on the earth, and is taking new safety measures on its borders to humanely stop an inflow of migrants.
