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Czech Republic to hold extraordinary V4 summit over migrants: Czech PM

Xinhua, January 27, 2016 Adjust font size:

The Czech Republic will convene an extraordinary summit of the Visegrad Four (V4: Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia) in mid-February to seek solutions to the migration crisis at the European level, announced Czech Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka during his one-day visit to Bratislava on Tuesday.

The V4 summit is scheduled to take place in Prague on February 15, just days ahead of February's EU summit. Sobotka met with his Slovak counterpart Robert Fico at a luncheon to discuss current issues surrounding the migration crisis.

"I'd be glad to discuss at the extraordinary V4 summit the specific measures we can adopt to bolster the protection of Schengen's borders," stressed Sobotka, adding that this must feature a backup plan in case Greece and Turkey fail to protect their external border.

This sentiment was echoed also by Fico.

"It is particularly Macedonia and Bulgaria that can play a crucial role in the protection of Schengen border, even if they are not part of Schengen," expressed Fico.

He emphasized that Slovakia is ready to despatch its recently created foreign police unit of 300 officers. "We want to demonstrate that there are solutions and not just endless cheap politicians' claptrap," said Fico. Endit