Greece denies Turkiye’s claim that it pushed migrants into Turkish territory

The Greek Coast Guard has denied allegations by the Turkish Defence Ministry on Monday that it had pushed back migrants off the island of Lesbos into Turkish territory, Reuters has reported. Earlier, the ministry uploaded a drone video on X showing a Greek Coast Guard operation, pointing out that a Greek vessel pushes a boat carrying migrants off the north of Lesbos island and into Turkish territorial waters. “Our coast guard command was informed immediately and the immigrants in question were rescued by our boat that arrived in the area,” said the Turkish Defence Ministry. “This is in no way a pushback,” responded s senior Greek Coast Guard official. “It is detection and prevention of illegal entry into Greek territorial […]