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Athens Macedonian News Agency: News in English, 16-06-19

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From: The Athens News Agency at <http://www.ana.gr/>

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  • [01] Lesvos is the island of peace, says UN sec gen Ban Ki-moon

  • [01] Lesvos is the island of peace, says UN sec gen Ban Ki-moon

    ANA/MPA---UN secretary general Ban Ki-moon visited on Saturday the island of Lesvos and 'met with refugees from countries that have suffered very much' as he said.

    He toured the refugees and migrants' camp at Kara Tepe and the hotspot of Moria and thanked the Greek authorities, the local authorities, the humanitarian organisations and the citizens of Lesvos for their help.

    "Lesvos is the island of peace and your sea is the sea of solidarity" he said to the people of Mytilene "You opened your hearts and your homes to support these people in need. The families of refugees with whom I met today shared with you their hopes. They want from you to give them the opportunity to return all those you have done for them. They want to go back to their country but they are aware that this is only a dream", said Ban Ki-moon.

    Expressing the international community, Ban Ki-moon noted that "the international community wants to help towards the solution of the conflicts in the refugees countries and to address the reasons of all those problems. We must unite and react against intolerance and against the human traffickers" and called on all the European countries to respond by establishing a humanitarian approach that will focus on the respect to the human rights. "Let's all work together in order the relocation of these people to become possible and to find legal ways for this. I recognise and understand the difficulties but the possibilities and the ways exist to meet these challenges"


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