FYROM to take action on refugee flows ‘in step’ with EU countries to the north
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SKOPJE (ANA-MPA/ N. Frangopoulos) The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) does not wish to close its borders with Greece in order to stop refugee and migrant flows but will “do whatever is necessary” to resolve the refugee crisis if EU countries to the north impose more stringent controls, FYROM Foreign Minister Nikola Poposki said on Monday.
The minister said that FYROM was coordinating its actions in step with action taken by of EU countries, such as the decision to distinguish between migrants and refugees last November, or recent requirements that the refugee’s destination country be named in documents.
The country’s authorities have recorded 41,227 refugee arrivals from Greece since the start of the year.