Greece tightens border with Turkey as migrants approach

Greece tightened border controls on Friday, sending security forces to hold back...

ATHENS - Greece tightened border controls on Friday, sending security forces to hold back migrants heading for the country by land and sea after Turkey warned that it would no longer prevent refugees from leaving.

Greece sent more police to its northern border and increased maritime patrols around its islands on Friday, after Turkey said it would let out thousands of refugees stuck in the country by the 2016 deal. “They will not enter the country. They are irregular migrants, we won’t let them enter,” a Greek government official told Reuters.

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis discussed the movement of migrants towards Greece with German Chancellor Angela Merkel.

We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

Reuters /  🏆 2. in US

Malaysia Latest News, Malaysia Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

Greece confirms first coronavirus case, a woman back from MilanA Greek woman who recently returned home from northern Italy became Greece'...
Read more »

Media reports saying Turkey fired on Russian warplanes 'unreal'Turkish army didn't target Russian soldiers or planes in Syria's Idlib as claimed by certain Russian news outlets, Anadolu Agency cites 'reliable' Turkish sources as saying.
Read more »

Turkey raises death toll to 33 troops in Syrian airstrikeTurkey raises the death toll from a Syrian government airstrike on its forces in northwestern Syria the day before to 33 Turkish troops killed. It is the largest death toll for Turkey in a single day since it first intervened in Syria in 2016.
Read more »

Turkey won't stop Syrian refugees reaching Europe - officialTurkey's governing AK Party spokesman Omer Celik said that the country's refugee policy hasn't changed, but it will no longer be able to hold refugees.
Read more »

Turkey hits regime targets after air strike kills two soldiers in IdlibTurkey's Defence Ministry says 114 regime elements have been neutralised in the heavy bombardment and targets destroyed in retaliation.
Read more »