Stefanovic: We will protect the border from illegal entry

Serbian government adopted on the last night's session the Resolution about educating the police and military forces in conducting common tasks, who's priority will be the prevention of illegal entry of migrants from Bulgaria and Macedonia, as well bringing to justice of people smugglers doing that job on the territory of Serbia, announced from the Government office for media relationships.

Recommended

Around 700 migrants at Serbian-Hungarian border

Minister for internal affairs in technical government Nebojsa Stefanovic pointed that the teams will patrol along the border with Bulgaria and Macedonia in order the stop those trying to illegally enter in our country. 

- It is about the people who come from the countries that are not endangered by war. Over 80% of them are form Afghanistan and Pakistan, and Europe clearly stated that those people will not receive asylum. They have no intention in asking for asylum in Serbia. Our job is to protect the state border from illegal trespassing - said Stefanovic for Radio Television Serbia (RTS).

According to him, he did not wish to speak about the numbers of the members on borders due to "safety reasons".

He said that the defense of borders from the illegal entries into country is in accordance with the Serbian obligations to EU.

Stefanovic added that the economic migrants will be returned from where they came from, and it is in accordance with international law.

Foto: Tanjug/Marko Karović

- In the past two years more than 1.500 people were arrested for people smuggling... Special teams were formed of the prosecution office and the police who focus on smuggling cases. We will arrest 5.000 more if necessary, but we will show that it doesn't pay out in Serbia - said Stefanovic.

When asked if there were any reaction from Brussels on this decision, Stefanovic said that he sees no reason to be any reactions, when the same regulations are being conducted as in some other countries of EU.

According to some estimates, there are around 2.700 migrants in Serbia at the moment.

(Telegraf.co.uk / Tanjug)