The EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell, along with the EU commissioner for crisis management, Janez Lenarcic will pay a two-day visit to Turkey, the Turkish Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday.
TURKEY HAS ANNOUNCED IT WILL NO LONGER STOP REFUGEES
In a statement, the ministry said the officials will discuss Turkey-EU relations, migration crisis and developments regarding Idlib during the visit on March 3-4.
Thousands of migrants flocked to Turkey’s Pazarkule border crossing to Greece after Turkish officials announced last week they would no longer try to stop irregular migrants from reaching Europe.
It followed an attack by Syrian regime forces on Turkish troops in Idlib, which martyred at least 34 soldiers last week.
On Sunday, Turkey announced a new offensive, Operation Spring Shield, in northwestern Syria to protect civilians from regime attacks.
Turkey already hosts some 3.7 million migrants from Syria alone, more than any other country in the world. Ankara has repeatedly complained that Europe has failed to keep its promises under the 2016 EU-Turkey refugee deal to help migrants and stem further migrant waves.