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The number of migrants staying at the Moria, Lesvos island refugee reception and identification facility has reached 16,023 people, the North Aegean Police Directorate reported on Thursday evening. 

Europe recognizes the burden Turkey has to bear hosting millions of migrants, but continuous Turkish threats over the issue are counterproductive, Greek Alternate Citizen Protection Minister responsible for migration policy George Koumoutsakos said to Turkish Deputy Interior Minister Ismail Catakli on Thursday evening.

Turkey, with its well-known poor record in human rights, responded to Greece’s accusations for the role of Turkey in the migrant crisis with a quite provocative statement.