Why, those racists in Athens! What’s the big deal if Greece is flooded with Somalis? What could possibly go wrong?
“Athens accuses Ankara of facilitating Somali migration to Greece,” AFP, December 8, 2020:
The Greek government on Tuesday accused Turkey of encouraging Somali migration through promotion campaigns and visa offers, and then allowing the migrants to continue on to Greece.
Athens has long accused Ankara of weaponizing migration to pile pressure on the European Union.
Turkey counters that the EU is providing insufficient support to enable it to accommodate around four million migrants, many of whom want to travel to Europe.
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In February and March, there were days of skirmishes between migrants and police at the Greek-Turkish border after a surge the Greek government says was orchestrated by Turkey.
“In Somalia, we understand that the Turkish authorities, the ministry of education and other ministries, are promoting immigration to Turkey,” Migration Minister Notis Mitarachi told a news conference.
Citing alleged testimony from Somali migrants, Mitarachi said applicants were being “facilitated” by a Turkish liaison office in Mogadishu to obtain visas based on certificates and documents provided by Turkish-funded institutions in Somalia.
These include a hospital and a university in Mogadishu, the minister said.
“We understand that as many as 300 people have flown to Turkey in this way,” Mitarachi said….
Infidel says
Greece needs a solid wall on its Turkish border – not the fence that anyone can go through. It will be a lot cheaper than the US-Mexico one. That, and the Greek navy should forcibly airlift any ‘refugees’ back to the Turkish mainland and drop them there Or let them drown if Turkey blocks them
GreekEmpress says
Another means of extorting money from the EU by the madman Erdogan.
john smith says
Spot on GreekEmpress.
gravenimage says
Greek government accuses Turkey of facilitating Somali migration to Greece
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This would not surprise me–miore attempts to destroy civilized Greece.