KASTANIES/LESBOS: Hundreds of migrants headed through permeable borders to Greece from Turkey on Sunday as thousands more gathered on the Turkish side seeking entry after Ankara relaxed curbs on their movement. Journalists were kept one kilometer (mile) back from the Greek border crossing. Greece has said there was an orchestrated attempt on its borders, and has accused Turkey of actively guiding migrants. The European Union said it was supporting Greece and its neighbor Bulgaria, which also has a border with Turkey – in protecting the 27-nation bloc’s outer frontiers. Greece was the main gateway for hundreds of thousands of asylum seekers into Europe in 2015 and 2016.

Source: Pakistan Today March 01, 2020 10:18 UTC