Bulgaria Builds Border Fence To Keep Illegal Immigrants Coming In From Turkey

(novinite) Bulgaria “is not happy” having to build a fence on part of its border with Turkey over the ongoing refugee influx, Bulgarian Defense Minister Angel Naydenov has said.

     “We are not delighted with the idea of this task being assigned to the Bulgarian army,” Naydenov said after meeting with his Greek counterpart Dimitris Avramopoulos.

Naydenov noted that the fence will aim at directing the asylum-seekers to the border crossings where they can enter Bulgaria legally.

Bulgarian Army began on October 24 the construction of a fence that will be used to restrict the number of refugees entering the country from Turkey.

The construction began in accordance to a decision made by Bulgarian Government at an extraordinary meeting that was held earlier in October.

Nearly 8000 people who have fled the Syrian conflict have entered Bulgaria from Turkey in search for shelter, with Bulgarian authorities saying the number of refugees in is expected to reach 11 000 by the end of 2013.