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Citizen Protection Minister Takis Theodorikakos on Tuesday sent a strong message of national determination against "those who unfortunately insist on the instrumentalisation of unfortunate people" and of the unity of Greek men and women in the defence of the country's borders, of international law and human life.

A Coast Guard operation has been underway since dawn in the sea area between Chios and Samos, on the eastern sea border of Greece, where five sailing boats that had sailed from the Turkish coast and carrying about 450 people tried to enter Greek territorial waters. .

Migration and Asylum Minister Notis Mitarachi on Monday said efforts were underway to repatriate the Pakistani and Bangladeshi nationals that arrived on board a Turkish-flagged freighter rescued on Sunday.