Kammenos asks for action to stem refugee flows at NATO defence ministers' meeting

"We asked that initiatives be taken in order to investigate whether safe zones will be created so that refugees but also those seeking a future in Europe can return to their homes, their villages," Kammenos said, noting that Europe was no longer able to absorb all those seeking to come there via Greece, Turkey and other NATO member-states.

Kammenos highlighted the problem created by the presence of millions of potential migrants and refugees on the shores of Turkey and said that Greece, as an alliance member, was continuing to cooperate on the level of the European Union and NATO.

On the sidelines of the meetings, the Greek defence minister also held talks with his counterparts from Poland, Bulgaria and Romania to discuss bilateral cooperation issues.

ANA-MPA