Greece guards the national and European borders and is not going to sink boats with children, Alternate Foreign Minister responsible for European Affairs Nikos Xydakis said in a statement on refugees.
Greece is a guardian of the European civilization, he underlined adding that this applies to all EU member states that stand by the refugees, such as Germany, Austria, Sweden and others. He noted that Greece has rescued 104,000 children and adults so far in the Aegean Sea.
As regards the identification centers, the so-called hotspots, he said that despite the delays, they will have been completed within some days.
Xydakis stressed the need for Europe to quickly implement the co-decided with the European Council, relocation program of 160,000 refugees and implement the EU agreement with Turkey, the so-called Joint Action Plan.
(Source: ANA-MPA)
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