PM says ‘inalienable right’ to build fence at Evros border

Greece has a right to extend a fence at the border with Turkey in the northeastern region of Evros to avoid a repeat of the tensions last March when thousands of migrants attempted to scale the fence and enter into EU soil.

Migrants gathered at the border after Turkey announced it would no longer adhere to its agreement with the EU to stop migrant flows and falsely claimed the borders were open.

"There is no border dispute" with Turkey, he said in a pre-recorded interview with Greek broadcaster Star on Monday evening, adding that Ankara has been nervous since Greece decided to build the fence. "It is our inalienable right to do it and we'll do it."

He also dismissed recent reports in British tabloids that Turkish troops have "invaded and occupied" a patch of Greek land in the northeastern Evros border area.

"I believe nothing remarkable happened" in...