Prime Minister Viktor Orbán will fight in Brussels during the EU-Turkey summit to make the relocation of migrants voluntary – said János Lázár, Minister for the Prime Minister's Office during his regular press briefing.
The government's position is clear: we are against the forced resettlement scheme,but if there is a decision on mandatory quoatas, then we need to learn the opinion of Hungarian voters in a referendum, he said. The 28 EU leaders will work out their negotiating position in Brussels on Thursday before meeting Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu on Friday to push for a deal.
Since the shutdown of Balkan route, there is no illegal immigration, which means that border control and not an agreement with Turkey that is going to stop migrants, Lázár noted. At the cabinet meeting, the government decided not to build a fence on the Hungarian-Romanian border, but it is prepared to do so within ten days, if necessary, he added.
