New Democracy (ND) leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis met on Monday with Alternate Minister for Migration Policy Yiannis Mouzalas to discuss the refugee crisis.

Mouzalas said after the meeting that “there was convergence of views on the issue that the refugees problem is a national issue and that we must act together to confront the problem”.

He pointed out that there were some differences but that “climate and effort for convergence prevailed and the criticism was within the boundaries of actual dignity that must exist in such matters. The message is that the refugee issue is a national issue,” said Mouzalas.

According to sources, Mitsotakis claimed that the issue has national dimensions and criticised the government for the delays.

ND leader’s aim is the threat on Greece’s exit from the Schengen Treaty to not become reality and Greece’s commitments to its EU partners to be met immediately.