Greece to open a steel fence on the Turkish border to tourism

According to local media reports in Western Thrace, work has started to turn the chain link fence built on the Maritza border between Greece and Turkey into a tourist attraction.

TOURISM COMPANIES IN GREECE TAKE MEASURES

It was claimed that travel and tourism agencies in Greece began to work quickly throughout Greece to turn the metal fence at the Maritza border between Greece and Turkey into a tourist attraction.

Athenian tourist agencies and tour agencies organizing trips to the Alexandroupoli (Evros) border are said to have requests to open the Ferecik region, which is the subject of intense interest from local and foreign tourist groups, for such visits. .

It was indicated that this issue was also discussed at the last meeting held at the initiative of Mayor Yiannis Zambukis last week in the municipality of Alexandroupolis for safe access to the Meriç (Evros) delta, it is claimed that he reminded the army that it was the responsibility of the army to issue the permit and asked him to refer the matter to the military authorities. To find a solution, he wanted the mayor to take the issue not only to the army, but also to the political leadership at the central level. , and that there should be a possibility to visit a fence point, in the Poros region or anywhere else, comments were recorded.

REQUESTS EU SUPPORT TO WIDEN THE FENCE

Greece still requested EU support to extend the 43-kilometre long steel fence to 115 kilometres.