Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan again made provocative statements about Greece, in front of Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi.
The Turkish president, in the press conference after the meeting he had with the Italian prime minister in Ankara, referred to immigration, saying that “Greece is also a danger for Italy, as it expels immigrants and they are forced to flee to Italy”.
“Especially in this matter, in the pushbacks they are attempting, unfortunately, Greece has now started to pose a danger to Italy, beyond Europe. In these pushbacks, where are all these people, the irregular immigrants, trying to find refuge now? They are trying to escape to Italy.
We are picking these people up from the seas, doing our best during these pushbacks. We try to save them by collecting them from the seas. But the same problem exists in Italy. I would also like to hear Mr. Draghi’s thoughts on this matter. Here you are, Mr. Prime Minister,” Erdogan said.
Draghi: “We cannot be indefinitely open”
Draghi did not dismiss the Turkish president’s claims, saying that “Italy has reached its limits, with the immigrants coming from the east, both from Turkey and Greece. What I am saying is that the issue of immigration must be managed in a humane, fair and efficient way. We see these individuals in our seas, they come in ships. Our behavior in this regard is excellent. Of course, we are a very open country in this regard, but there is something that needs to be done perceived. We cannot be indefinitely open. Sometimes, the situation in the host country becomes unbearable.”
He added: “Minister La Morchese has stated this before the European Union. We have expressed it in the presence of Mr. Erdogan and we will certainly express it when we meet with Greece. In that sense, we have tried to be the country with the least discrimination, as open as possible, but we have limits and now we have reached the limits.”
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— Takvim (@takvim) July 5, 2022
Source: TheToc.gr
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