Notis Mitarakis harshly criticizes Turkey in his speech at the UN

Harsh criticism against Turkeywhich “endangers human life on a daily basis“, Exercised o Minister of Immigration and Asylum, Notis Mitarakisspeaking at the UN International Migration Review Forum, held in New York.

Referring to the EU-Turkey Joint Declaration, which, as he explained, Turkey “It does not apply“, Mr. Mitarakis pointed out that the neighboring country” endangers human life every day in the Aegean and the land borders. “We remind you that Turkey has chosen not to provide protection to all refugees, as provided for in the Geneva Convention.”

Responding to remarks by Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoγlufor repatriation of migrants to the Aegean from Greece, the Greek Minister of Immigration stressed that “Our strategy protects human lives, as evidenced by the reduction in the number of deaths in recent years in the Aegean Sea. Greece resolutely protects human lives. It is crucial to focus on these positive developments, avoiding misinformation being disseminated for political purposes.».

Finally, the Minister of Immigration asked the European Union «take further action through a common European protection area “while referring to the networks of smugglers and the protection of the EU external borders, Mr. Mitarakis stressed: “We can not allow traffickers to decide who comes and lives in Europe. After all, we do not live in war zones, except in Ukraine, but in countries that are members of the European Union, NATO and the Council of Europe.».

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