tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5409482909880290151.post7151553058120156068..comments2024-03-28T17:39:47.864+02:00Comments on EL KaOs UT News: NATO chief highlights cooperation with EU xronoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13107445158803745642noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5409482909880290151.post-75801303154889937252016-02-24T13:54:13.787+02:002016-02-24T13:54:13.787+02:00NATO: rescued migrants can be returned to Turkey.....NATO: rescued migrants can be returned to Turkey...<br /><br />NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has said Turkey and its allies have agreed that "if people were rescued by NATO, if they come from Turkey, we can return them to Turkey."<br /><br />He told European Union lawmakers Tuesday that NATO ships have already been doing monitoring work in the Aegean Sea while the mission's details are being arranged.<br /><br />NATO wants to help Greece, Turkey, and the EU border agency Frontex with sea surveillance, as thousands of migrants have been crossing from Turkey to Greece daily. NATO vessels are obliged to help boats in distress but do not aim to carry out rescue work. However, Stoltenberg still insisted that NATO would not turn migrant boats back.<br />todayszaman.com -AP<br />24/3/16Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com