Border fence cannot solve migrant issue

Building a fence along the Hungarian-Serbian border cannot stop the wave of illegal immigrants, but only slow it down, Executive Director of Serbia's Asylum Protection Center Rados Djurovic said Wednesday

Hungary will build a four-meter-high fence along its border with Serbia to stem the flow of illegal migrants, Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Peter Szijjarto announced earlier in the day.

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That cannot solve the problem, it can only slow down the inflow of migrants and keep them longer in the border area, but it cannot stop all those who escaped violence to save their lives, Djurovic told the Belgrade-based TV B92.

Asked if he expects the migration routes to change, Djurovic said that the people smuggling can be expected to intensify and become more widespread.

Djurovic stressed that fencing off the border goes against the fundamental principles of the EU, primarily the freedom of movement.

(Telegraf.co.uk/ Tanjug)