Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and President of the European Council Donald Tusk met to discuss the refugees issue at 10:00 on Thursday at the Maximos Mansion in Athens.

The meeting is taking place within the framework of the discussions the President Tusk has with the governments of the so-called Western Balkan route countries, till March 3.

In Athens, Tusk will examine the problem regarding the refugees’ flows with Tsipras and soon afterward will visit Turkey to hold a meeting with the Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglou and on Friday will discuss the matter with the President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

The discussions are held in view of the meeting of the heads of the EU states in Brussels, on March 7, where Turkey is also invited to participate.