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Police cooperation between Serbia, Hungary in addressing migrant crisis

Subotica, 10 September 2015

Minister of the Interior Nebojsa Stefanovic stated that the EU is expected to find a solution to the migrant crisis that will be good for the migrants but also for Serbia and Hungary as countries of transit most affected by this problem.

Sandor Pinter, left, and Nebojsa Stefanovic

Stefanovic said after a meeting with Hungarian Interior Minister Sandor Pinter that the Serbian police will continue to cooperate closely with their Hungarian colleagues so as to resolve the problem of the refugee crisis, but added that the assistance of the European Union is necessary.

Serbia expects the EU's assistance in resolving this issue, as neither of the two countries can do that on their own, neither financially nor in terms of capacities we can provide, he said.

Stefanovic also said that, while respecting the law and human and humanitarian rights, Serbia will try to make it possible for those who have the right to seek asylum to do so, and for those who want to continue their journey to European countries to leave.

Europe has to offer a response to the question what to do with those who are not legitimate asylum seekers, he said adding that this issue needs to be solved on the external borders of Schengen countries, i.e., not when they enter Serbia or Hungary, but Bulgaria and Greece, the first EU countries that they enter.