The Minister of Shipping and Island Policy, Giannis Plakiotakis, congratulated the officers of the Coast Guard, who saved a mother and her child, that was born on the rocky islet of Barbalias, east of Mytilene.
On Friday morning, in the sea area northeast of the island of Lesvos, a Turkish coastguard vessel entered Greek territorial waters and harassed a Hellenic Coast Guard patrol boat, carrying out dangerous maneuvers.
The migration and asylum ministry on Thursday announced that it has submitted a request to the European Commission and the EU border agency Frontex for the immediate return of 1,450 foreigners who are not entitled to international protection to Turkey, based on the EU-Turkey Statement.