Greece says it has completed a 25-mile (40 km) long wall on its border with Turkey and installed a new surveillance system to prevent potential asylum seekers from trying to reach Europe after the Taliban took over Afghanistan.
The full advancement of the Taliban last week triggered concerns in Europe May face an immigration crisis Similar to 2015, People fleeing persecution Or conflict further.
Greek Citizen Protection Minister Michalis Chrisochoidis stated that the country has taken action to prevent the recurrence of the scene six years ago. Nearly eight miles of fence are in place.
“We can’t passively wait for possible effects,” Chrisochoidis said. “Our borders will remain safe and inviolable.”
The Greek government said last week that it would not allow refugees to enter Europe Pass and make people look back. “Our country will not become the gateway to Europe for illegal Afghan immigration,” Immigration Minister Notis Mitarachi said in a statement.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan raised the issue in discussions with Greek Prime Minister Kiriakos Mizotakis on Friday.Erdogan says Afghanistan and Iran are key ways for Afghans to enter Turkey -According to a statement from his office, it should be supported, or there will definitely be a new wave of immigration.
In 2015, more than 1 million people in the Middle East escaped war and poverty and entered the European Union from Turkey—including by boat across the Aegean Sea. As more people head north to other countries, about 60,000 people stay in Greece.
Turkey reached an agreement in 2016 to stop the flow of migrants in exchange for financial support. Anyone who has not applied for asylum or whose application has been rejected will be sent back to Turkey.
