The Government Council for Foreign Affairs and Defense (KYSEA) is currently in session at the Maximos Mansion, under Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis.
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KYSEA session underway
At the center of discussions are new defense procurement programs for the Navy and Air Force, assessment of migration pressure with increased flows in recent days, and analysis of developments on critical geopolitical fronts.
Additionally, high on the agenda is the scheduled meeting between Foreign Minister Giorgos Gerapetritis and his counterpart from Libya’s Government of National Unity, at a time when the migration issue is directly linked to developments in Libya.
The council is also expected to assess the fire prevention period of the last six months, while the surprise activation of the Armed Forces Delta unit will be discussed, following their show of force since dawn in the Aegean and Evros regions.
Migration alert: Critical situation in Crete
The new migration crisis has triggered an alert in the government headquarters, with KYSEA proceeding to evaluate the migration situation and new initiatives that may need to be undertaken. It should be noted that on Monday morning (15/9) a meeting was held at the Maximos Mansion on the issue, while Migration and Asylum Minister Thanos Plevris assures that measures are being taken for the immediate decongestion of Crete.
According to reporting by Vasiliki Delimitrου for “Apogeumatini,” the Coast Guard and Greek Police are already transferring hundreds of people to closed facilities on mainland Greece, as the makeshift facility set up in Agia, Chania lacks specifications for hosting 1,000 or more arrivals. In any case, the situation that has developed in the last twenty-four hours in Crete and Gavdos is explosive, as new boats of migrants continue to arrive.
