Turkish, Greek executives debate ways to fight illegal migration and human trafficking

ATHENS/ANKARA (A.A) – August 6, 2011 - Turkish and Greek executives discussed ways to counter illegal migration and human trafficking in the Greek capital of Athens, diplomats said on Saturday.
Diplomatic sources said Turkish and Greek executives held a meeting at the Greek Ministry of Citizen Protection, and Greek authorities briefed Turkish counterparts on a barb wire to be constructed at the border.
In their meeting, Turkish and Greek executives debated operating joint flights to deport illegal migrants and agreed to discuss technical details later.
Greek executives proposed that interior ministries of the two countries should prepare a cooperation protocol, and said two countries should then sign it. Turkish authorities welcomed this proposal in principle.
Diplomatic sources said debates were going on in a constructive way.