Greece suspends Syrian asylum applications

(ANSA) - BELGRADE, DEC 13 - "Greece is monitoring regional developments" and "adapting its position on migration and refugee issues to new data, in the context of decisions by European Union institutions." Pavlos Marinakis, Greek government spokesman, made the announcement following a meeting of the Government Council for National Security (Kysea), Greece's main decision-making body on foreign affairs and defence, which focused on the Syrian situation. The decision to suspend decisions on asylum applications from Syrians currently in Greek reception facilities until further notice was confirmed at a meeting chaired by Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, according to Kathimerini. (ANSA).