Czech prime minister says his country fully backs agreements with Turkey and Greece

Speaking on the issue of migration, the Czech prime minister said his country fully supported the EU agreements reached with Greece and Turkey. He said the priority now was for them to fulfill their obligations. Mr. Sobotka said the alternative plan of securing the border between Macedonia and Greece and Bulgaria and Greece discussed at this week’s Visegrad summit in Prague was merely a back-up plan in the event that Turkey and Greece failed to stem the flow of migrants in the coming months. He said the plan was in no way rival to that currently backed by the 28 member block.