Tag Archives: Afghanistan

President Katerina Sakellaropoulou has received a group of women, attorneys, judges and MPs from Afghanistan at the presidential mansion on Tuesday. “Greece’s response to requests for hosting vulnerable Afghani refugees was immediate,” she noted, “and it highlighted the significance it attaches to the humanitarian aspect of the migration crisis, in …

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Seven women MPs from Afghanistan arrived in Athens via Tbilisi, accompanied by their family members, earlier on Wednesday, the Foreign Ministry announced. The seven women were extricated from Afghanistan following the actions of the NGO Zaka Khan, which is based in New York. Their arrival and stay in Greece, which …

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“We do not want a repeat of the uncontrolled and unregulated massive massive migration flows we experienced in 2015, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Wednesday during his introductory speech at a panel of the Bled Strategic Forum 2021, in Bled, Slovenia. Mitsotakis said that he disagrees with the …

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European Union interior ministers will say on Tuesday they are determined to act to prevent uncontrolled migration from Afghanistan, according to a draft statement seen by Reuters. EU governments are eager to avoid a repeat of the chaotic influx of migrants in 2015 that caught the bloc unprepared and sowed …

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Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan agreed that Greece and Turkey face the same challenge regarding the refugee pressure that may arise from recent developments in Afghanistan. During a 30-minute-long phone conversation on Friday evening, the two leaders also agreed that the neighboring countries of Afghanistan must …

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Greece’s Citizens Protection Minister Chrysochoidis, visiting the borders with Turkey on Friday said that the  situation in Afghanistan could lead to “migratory flows.” “It is our decision to defend and secure our borders. Our borders will remain safe and inviolable,” he stressed. “It is our decision, and this is Prime …

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Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis will speak on the phone with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at 19:30 on Friday. According to a statement by the PM’s office, the two leaders will discuss the latest developments in Afghanistan. Greece considers that contact with Turkey is necessary, as the wider region …

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Greece’s Council for Foreign Affairs and Defense Issues (KYSEA) met on Wednesday afternoon to discuss developments in Afghanistan and the planning for country’s border protection. At the same time, Greece’s high priority is the safe passage for the return of individuals and their families who cooperated with the Greek forces …

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Greece joined 65 other countries in asking that Afghans and international citizens who wish to depart must be allowed to do so. The joint statement in fact asks the Taliban to allow these citizens leave the country. State broadcaster ERT reported on Sunday that the Greek Foreign Ministry was seeking …

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“It is clear our country will not be a gateway for a new wave of refugees,” Greek Migration and Asylum Minister Notis Mitarakis said on Monday just hours after the Taliban took over Kabul and thousands of desperate Afghans started to flee their country. With the country to have experienced …

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75% of the islands migrants population is from Afghanistan, Greece’s Migration Minister Notis Mitarakis said on Tuesday adding that if the Afghan migrants are transferred to the mainland  they will have no right to be returned to Turkey. In a meeting with EU Migration Commissioner Yiva Johansson, Mitarakis pointed out …

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The gradual evacuation of the old Athens airport Hellinikon is underway from a few hundreds refugees and migrants has started in the couple of days. It is the last informal refugee camp in Athens, ever since authorities moved refugees and migrants from Piraeus port in autumn 2015. Evacuation priority is …

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