The Latest: Greece: Stop migrants in Turkish waters

thepiercecountytribune ^ | February 8, 2016 | ap

[BenLurkin]

Greece's defense minister says he wants an agreement with neighboring Turkey that would allow the European Union's Frontex border agency to stop and turn back - within Turkish waters - boats carrying migrants to the Greek islands. Panos Kammenos said Monday that he has already made the proposal to his EU colleagues, who "showed great interest," and will raise the matter with NATO officials.

He said Greek authorities are in a position to locate smugglers boats as they leave the nearby Turkish coast and alert Frontex, and the Turkish coast guard.

Kammenos said this would "stop the great migratory flow to Greece" and stop deaths of migrants and refugees trying to reach Greece in rickety boats.

[MUDDOG]

Bring back Greek fire.

[tumblindice]

Greeks and Persians. Why not send the goat-strokers through the “Hot gates”?

[LeoWindhorse]

sink um

[Paladin2]

Enforce a boat ban on the Turkish Coast.

[Jimmy Valentine]

Problem is down in the Dodecanese island chain, there are places where Turkey and Greece are only ten to fifteen miles apart.

[Travis McGee]

These big inflatable boats with outboard motors cost a minimum of ten thousand Euros each, and are thrown away after one trip of a few miles to Leros or Lesbos. They don't grow on trees at the beach. If Turkey wanted to, it would be a trivial matter to prevent the boats from going from factory to launching beaches.

[Travis McGee]

These big inflatable boats with outboard motors cost a minimum of ten thousand Euros each, and are thrown away after one trip of a few miles to Leros or Lesbos. They don't grow on trees at the beach. If Turkey wanted to, it would be a trivial matter to prevent the boats from going from factory to launching beaches.