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The mayors of five Greek islands — Lesvos, Chios, Samos, Kos and Leros — that are under pressure due to refugee flows have requested to meet with Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras next week in Athens, press reports said on Monday.

Migration Policy Minister Yannis Mouzalas met with Italian Interior Minister Marko Minnitti in Rome to discuss the refugee issue.

The prime minister's trip to New York focused on three issues: the United Nations, the Cyprus problem and the Greek debt, according to government sources.