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Sunday, September 25, 2016

Alternate Foreign Minister Xydakis holds farewell meeting with outgoing Turkish Ambassador K. Uras

Alternate Minister for European Affairs N. Xydakis received today the outgoing Turkish Ambassador to Greece Kerim Uras in a farewell meeting, during which the refugee and migrant issues as well as visa-free access for Turkish citizens were discussed. On the refugee and migrant issue, the Alternate Minister expressed his satisfaction for the fact that the EU-Turkey Statement is still in force, although refugee flows are not down to zero, in particular after the coup.  The Ambassador of Turkey, for his part, stated that ‘we must convince the refugees that the agreement is in force’, which, as a result, would signify...


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