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Hungary has to build fence on border with Serbia: FM

Xinhua, July 11, 2015 Adjust font size:

Facing enormous pressures of illegal immigrants, Hungary has to put up a fence on its border with Serbia, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said on Friday in Dubrovnik where Croatian Forum was held.

He said his country has to have a fence to stop the influx of illegal immigrants because the European Union (EU) did not have any constructive proposal to resolve the issue.

More than 74,000 immigrants have entered the country so far this year, among them 99.3 percent crossed the border between Hungary and Serbia, he added.

The fence would be built at eight or 10 locations where the greatest pressure exists, he said, adding he hopes the construction would start as soon as possible.

He said the fence was not related with relations with Serbia.

A few weeks ago, the Hungarian cabinet decided to build a 4-meter-high fence to close the 175-km-long border with Serbia to stem the flow of illegal immigrants. Endit