5,000 refugees transferred from Lesvos so as not to be seen by Tsipras – Faymann

Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras arrived at the airport of Mytilene, Lesvos island shortly before 14:00 in order to have a meeting with Austrian Chancellor Werner Faymann, the mayor of Lesbos, Spyros Galinos, and other bodies focusing on refugees crisis.

According to LesvosPost.gr Mr. Tsipras arrived at the island accompanied by strong police presence.

Mr. Tsipras and Mr. Faymann visited first the port of the island, watched the refugees boarding at “Eleftherios Venizelos” and talked with the captain and the crew of the ship.

Then, Mr. Tsipras and Mr. Faymann visited the immigrant reception centre Kara Tepe, while they are expected to visit the immigration reception centers of Moria and PIKPA.

However, the two men won’t come across with the same situation that locals have to deal with every day, since today three ships transferred about 5000 immigrants. Also, according to information, 4,000 immigrants are still on the island.