Greek minister urges migrants to leave border, return to camps | World News, The Indian Express

Greek minister urges migrants to leave border, return to camps | World News, The Indian Express

By Reuters |Athens |Published: April 5, 2019 3:12:23 pm

Greek minister urges migrants to leave border, return to camps

Tens of thousands of refugees and migrants, mainly from Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan, are stuck in Greece from when Balkan countries shut their borders in 2016. That route was the main passage way to northern Europe.

Small groups of people including children arrived at a field next to the migrant camp of Diavata near the border with North Macedonia on Thursday. (Reuters)

Greece on Friday urged hundreds of migrants and refugees who have gathered in a field close to the country’s northern border to return to their housing settlements, otherwise they could face sanctions.