"All those who thanked the inhabitants of Lesbos for lending a helping hand to the refugees should visit our island," he added. "And it's also the fault of journalists -- Greek and foreign -- who only broadcast images of misery from Lesbos," he says. Jeweller Yiorgos Frangoulis last year offered a cut of his earnings to aid groups helping to bring succour to refugees. Over 800,000 refugees and migrants, mainly from war-torn Syria but also Iraq and Afghanistan, passed through Lesbos last year en route to northern Europe. - 'Unfair' -"It's unfair," said chamber chairman Vangelis Myrsinias.

Source: Bangkok Post July 24, 2016 04:48 UTC