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Number of migrants crossing Aegean to Europe falling significantly: NATO's Stoltenberg

Published: 21 Apr 2016 - 11:14 am | Last Updated: 17 Nov 2021 - 01:40 am
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A Turkish coast guard ship patrols on the Aegean Sea, off the Turkish coast 20 April 2016. EPA/JOHN MACDOUGALL / POOL

 

ANKARA: The number of migrants and refugees crossing the Aegean Sea from Turkey into Europe is falling significantly, as collective efforts are making a difference in the migrant crisis, NATO General Secretary Jens Stoltenberg said on Thursday.

At a joint news conference with Turkey's foreign minister in the capital Ankara, Stoltenberg also said that authorities must remain flexible as human smugglers can change their routes.

Reuters