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Thursday, February 25, 2016

Greece recalls Vienna ambassador in migrant row

[Austrian Defence Minister Klug and Federal Minister Ostermeyer address a news conference in Vienna]Greece on Thursday recalled its ambassador in Vienna, the country's foreign ministry said, after Austria excluded it from a meeting of Balkan states on Europe's migrant crisis. The move to recall the envoy for consultations was designed to "safeguard friendly relations between the states and the people of Greece and Austria", a statement from the ministry said. Ten Balkan states meeting in Austria on Wednesday agreed to coordinate action to limit the migration flow along their countries.


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