The European Commission welcomes the NATO-FRONTEX agreement on the modalities of their cooperation in the Aegean
The agreement between NATO and Frontex on the details of their cooperation in the Aegean welcomed the joint statement by the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs, Federica Mogkerini and the European Immigration Commissioner Dimitris Avramopoulos. According to the announcement, these NATO operational procedures agreed today will "maximize the efficiency, will ensure coherence and complementarity in terms of rapid response operation Frontex" Poseidon "in the region and the efforts of support activities."
Continuing, the statement said that "the decision by NATO to assist in identification, control and surveillance of illegal crossings of the Aegean Sea is an important contribution to international efforts to tackle traffickers and illegal immigration in the Aegean in the context of the crisis of refugees '.
The statement also notes that the current agreement is another example of the importance of practical EU-NATO cooperation, as has happened in other crises.
The agreement between NATO and Frontex on the details of their cooperation in the Aegean welcomed the joint statement by the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs, Federica Mogkerini and the European Immigration Commissioner Dimitris Avramopoulos. According to the announcement, these NATO operational procedures agreed today will "maximize the efficiency, will ensure coherence and complementarity in terms of rapid response operation Frontex" Poseidon "in the region and the efforts of support activities."
Continuing, the statement said that "the decision by NATO to assist in identification, control and surveillance of illegal crossings of the Aegean Sea is an important contribution to international efforts to tackle traffickers and illegal immigration in the Aegean in the context of the crisis of refugees '.
The statement also notes that the current agreement is another example of the importance of practical EU-NATO cooperation, as has happened in other crises.