Greek PM, Turkish president to discuss Afghan developments

By ELENA BECATOROS
Associated Press

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s prime minister and Turkey’s president are to speak Friday evening to discuss developments in Afghanistan. Both countries are raising concerns about a potential major influx of people fleeing the Taliban takeover. Meanwhile, Greece’s defense and citizens’ protection ministers headed to the border with Turkey to view border security systems set up over the past year and a half against possible migratory pressure.. Athens has repeatedly said it will not allow a repetition of 2015, when hundreds of thousands of people crossed to Greek islands from the nearby Turkish coast. On Thursday, Turkey’s president called on European nations to shoulder the responsibility for Afghans fleeing the Taliban, warning his country will not become Europe’s “refugee warehouse.”