Turkey's President has promised to keep the border with Greece open to migrants. Tens of thousands of Syrian refugees have already arrived at the border. "Hundreds of thousands, soon we will reach a million," Erdogan said in a televised speech on Monday.
"After we opened the doors, there were numerous calls for them to close. I told them: It's done. That's final. Doors are now open. Now you in Europe will have to shoulder their share of the burden," said Erdogan.
According to media reports, the border Agency Frontex European Union expects a "mass migration flows", which will be difficult to stop.
"We are looking for ways to better support Greece as soon as possible", - said the representative of Frontex.
the Greek authorities have stated that in just 24 hours they stopped the 9 877 attempts to cross North-Eastern land border. At least 68 people were arrested on charges of illegal entry into the country.
By dannym UN for migration, about 13 000 people remained on the border for the night at the border.
in Addition to the migrants who come to the land border, an influx of people trying to reach the Eastern Aegean Islands by sea. And the number of these people is measured in thousands.
