Extra migrants arrive in Turkey from Greece beneath EU pact
REUTERS | 2016-04-08 10:forty eight:23.zero
Activists who tried to stop a Turkish-flagged passenger boat carrying migrants to be returned to Turkey from leaving the port of Mytilene, are seen on a Greek Coast Guard speedboat on the Greek island of Lesbos, April eight, 2016.
Picture by: GIORGOS MOUTAFIS / REUTERS
A ferry carrying forty five Pakistani migrants returned to Turkey from the Greek island of Lesbos on Friday – the second spherical of arrivals beneath a European Union cope with Ankara to stem mass migration to Europe throughout the Aegean Sea.
The accord, which got here into drive on Monday, goals to assist finish a chaotic inflow into the EU of migrants and refugees, most fleeing conflict and poverty within the Center East, Africa and Asia, after the arrival of over one million final yr.
Almost 250 individuals have been despatched again from the Greek islands beneath the brand new accord..
One other boat carrying a bigger group of migrants was because of depart Lesbos later within the morning, Greek state TV reported.
Those that left early on Friday have been from Pakistan, it stated. Round two dozen uniformed Turkish cops lined the boarding plank of the ferry after it docked within the Turkish city of Dikili, accompanied by two Turkish coast guard vessels.
All Pakistanis on board have been males, a Turkish official stated.
Earlier than the boat departed from Lesbos, at the very least two rights activists plunged into the water near the small ferry, dangling from the heavy chain of the anchor and flashing the ‘v’ for victory sign up an try to stop the vessel from crusing from the port of Mytilene again to Turkey. They have been plucked from the water by the Greek coastguard.
Activists say the EU-Turkey deal runs roughshod over human rights, they usually stood on the gates of the port blowing whistles and banging on metallic limitations in protest.
A primary group of 202 migrants, most from Pakistan and Afghanistan, have been despatched again to Turkey on Monday.
Turkey’s parliament authorised in a single day an settlement enabling Ankara to repatriate Pakistani migrants.
Greek authorities stated 149 migrants had arrived prior to now 24 hours on three Greek islands: Lesbos, Samos and Chios, up from seventy six the day gone by.
Beneath the EU-Turkey settlement, Ankara will take again all migrants and refugees, together with Syrians, who enter Greece by means of irregular routes in return for the EU taking in hundreds of Syrian refugees immediately from Turkey and rewarding it with extra money, early visa-free journey for its residents and progress in its EU membership negotiations.
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