Mitsotakis: Yes to EU cooperation with Turkey but without blackmail

Greece and Europe want to cooperate with Turkey on migration but not with blackmail, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said in a joint press conference with Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz after their Tuesday meeting in Vienna.

He said that the tension at the Evros region needs to de-escalate. Arrivals of migrants from Turkey by sea have dropped to zero these past few days, Mitsotakis noted, exclaiming, "I hope it continues, because it will be proof that Turkey complies."
Mitsotakis said that Turkey is obliged to contain migration flows under the EU-Turkey joint statement and thanked Austrian humanitarian aid to migrants.

"The personnel and technical means that you offered will help to prevent any attempt to enter the border from Turkey," he said

On his side, Kurz thanked Mitsotakis for his "efforts to make Greece attractive for investments," and said...