N. Mitarakis: Soilou’s accusations about the 12 dead immigrants are completely non-existent

“Completely non-existent” characterizes the Minister of Immigration and Asylum, Notis Mitarakis, the accusations made by the Minister of Interior of Turkey for the repatriation of 22 immigrants on Turkish territory, 12 of whom died from the cold.

In a written statement, Mr. Mitarakis described the death of the 12 immigrants at the Turkish border as a “tragedy”, but clarified that “the truth behind this incident has nothing to do with the false propaganda published by my counterpart, Mr. Soilou “.

It is recalled that earlier today, the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs had spoken about the death of 12 migrants due to a cold on Turkish soil near the border with Greece, after their repatriation by the Greek authorities on the border of the two countries.

In his response, the Greek Minister of Immigration stressed that “these migrants never arrived at the border”, adding that “any suspicion that they actually arrived, or that they were repatriated to Turkey is completely non-existent”.

Mr Mitarakis noted that “instead of making baseless allegations, Turkey must live up to its obligations and work to prevent these dangerous journeys” and “instead of blaming others, it must take responsibility if we want to prevent such tragedies”. than to be repeated “.