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The Northern Aegean islands of Lesvos, Samos and Chios will be in total lockdown on January 22, as the local councils decided to go on a 24-hour strike in protest of the handling by the government of the refugee and illegal immigrant crisis.

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis had a meeting with European Commission Vice President Margaritis Schinas and European Commissioner for Home Affairs Ylva Johansson on Thursday at the Maximos Mansion.

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis met with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly meeting in New York on Wednesday.
The atmosphere between the two leaders during the meeting, which lasted a little under an hour was amicable, according to Greek sources.