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He hopes the EU will not need to deploy military troops in order to stop a possible new wave of Syrian refugees.
The situation in Syria and at the Turkish-Greek border is the major topic of a meeting of European defense ministers, with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg taking part alongside Borrell.

The European Union's foreign policy and security high representative, Josep Borrell, and its commissioner for crisis management, Janez Lenarcic, will hold talks in Turkey after the Turkish government decided to open its borders to Europe to refugees late last week.

Josep Borrell Fontelles, the European Union's High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, has convened an extraordinary Foreign Council for next week on developments in Syria and the ensuing migration emergency, at the request of Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias.

Dendias had formally requested an extraordinary meeting Saturday.

In an op-ed published today, Surroi revealed the details of a meeting Borrell had a few weeks ago in Berlin with distinguished European experts, Gazeta Express reports.
At the meeting, Surroi wrote, the Spanish diplomat raised the issue of border adjustment, asking if it would be a good solution for Serbia to take over northern Kosovo.

This decision should be made at the latest for the EU-Western Balkans summit scheduled for May, it is announced in Brussels.
EU Foreign Minister Josep Borrell will brief the Foreign Ministers on Monday, February 17th, on his visits to Belgrade and Pristina.

After the meeting, media statements will follow.
The meeting at the Presidency building, which began at about 12 o'clock, is also attended by the Minister for European Integration Jadranka Joksimovic and Head of the EU Delegation to Serbia, Sem Fabrizi.
After talks with the President, Borrell will also meet with Prime Minister Ana Brnabic at about 3.30pm.

Borrell pointed this out in a telephone interview with Aleksandar Vucic and Hashim Thaci earlier this month.

As Turkey continues to ratchet up tensions in the East Mediterranean, officials in Paris and Brussels have taken a tough line against Ankara with hopes in Athens that this solidarity will be underlined during talks between Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris on Wednesday. 

European Union countries have agreed to "refocus" the mission of the bloc's anti-migrant smuggler naval operation in the Mediterranean Sea so that it concentrates on upholding the UN arms embargo against Libya, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said Monday.

EU commissioners will discuss the situation in the Middle East at an emergency meeting in Brussels today, the BNR informs. High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Josep Borrell will keep up to date with the latest developments in the region.