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Greek government closes the borders with Turkey to illegal immigrants in a first reaction to Turkey’s unprecedented decision to release migrant flows to Greece, prompting hordes of people to enter Europe.

Local community support measures were agreed at the meeting between the Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and the local government officials.

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Wednesday underlined the government’s determination to proceed with the construction of new closed facilities for migrants and asylum seekers on the northeastern Aegean islands and appealed to those opposing the plan to dial down their reactions, noting that these were “fruitless and lead nowhere”. He also sent a message to those who chose to come to Greece despite knowing that they were not entitled to asylum, urging them to stay away.