Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis called on Europe to take decisive action during a press conference with high-level EU officials.

He said that the problems at Greece’s border are “no longer a refugee and migrant issue alone” and he called out Turkey’s attempt to change the agenda and turn attention away from a terrible situation in Syria.

Mr Mitsotakis pointed to the violation of the EU-Turkey joint statement and said that the tens of thousands of people who have tried to enter Greece illegally did not originate in Sydria but had been living in Turkey for a long time and speak perfect Turkish.

“Turkey has become an official migrant trafficker,” he said.

“The illegal invasion of thousands of people is an attack of our national territory,” he said, pointing to the people of unknown origins trying to enter the country without hesitating from using violence in order to do so.

“It is an asymmetrical threat on Greece’s eastern borders, which also comprise Europe’s borders,” he said. “It is also a blatant attempt by Turkey to change the agenda and turn attention elsewhere from the terrible situation in Syria.”

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Mr Mitsotakis went by helicopter to the area with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, European Council President Charles Michel, European Parliament President David Sassoli, and Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic whose country holds the rotating presidency of the EU Council. Together, they visited the Evros River borders, and paid a visit to the 1st military border post.

“Greece’s borders are also the external borders of the EU, and we will protect them,” Mr Mitsotakis said. “Europe has not fully fulfilled its obligations to cover the needs of the refugee issue.”

Mr Mitsotakis called for a “joint solution to this complex problem.” He also gave a warning. “Do not try to enter Greece illegally, you will not succeed, and you will be solely responsible for your choices. Greece has shown its sensitivity, hosting over 100,000 people, but an international problem cannot be shouldered by one country alone. In addition, when a just solution is slow to come, humanitarianism turns into anger, because solidarity cannot be provided in words alone, it must be addressed to the Greek people, whose security, property and social peace are under threat,” Mr Mitsotakis said.

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Speaking of unsuccessful attempts to revise the asylum policies at EU level, he said that it’s necessary for countries to reach a compromise, and pointed out that the time that elapsed from the last migration crisis in 2014-2015 was not used wisely by the EU, but it must do what it can now to find a solution.