'People seeking asylum are once again being used as bargaining chips in a callous political game.'
, said he would visit the Evros region on Tuesday with top E.U. officials, including the E.U. Commission chief, Ursula von der Leyen, and president of the European Council, Charles Michel.With senior figures in the ruling center-right administration describing the attempts to breach the country's borders as an "invasion" orchestrated at the highest levels of government in Turkey, Athens is leaning on Brussels for more support.
E.U. home affairs ministers will also meet in extraordinary session on Wednesday to discuss the increasingly dramatic situation.Sunday from the United Nations Refugee Agency that called for "calm and an easing of tensions on Turkey's borders with the European Union in light of the present increased movements of people there--including refugees and asylum-seekers."
;“UNHCR is monitoring developments in Turkey and Greece and we are offering our support. We are working with partners in assessing the situation and providing humanitarian assistance where needed. https://t.
The UNHCR also established broad priorities for the international community's response to this crisis with regard to both Greece and Turkey. "Greece, and other states on the E.U. external border, should not be left alone. Continued European resources, capacity, and solidarity are needed to boost Greece's response," the agency said. "At the same time, international support to Turkey, which already hosts millions of refugees, as well as other countries neighboring Syria, must be sustained and stepped up."
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