Athens is against closing national borders, says Civil Protection minister

“We must solve the problem … in the war zones, [to resolve] what causes them,” he noted, adding the government is against building fences and closing borders, while he also reiterated the warning of the UNHCR against linking refugee flows with terrorism.

“We must not forget the human dimension of refugees in the name of terrorism,” he said.

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