The Spanish government in Euskadi, Denis Itxaso, has pointed out that, “as it should”, in the case of these characteristics, “the state is forced to increase security measures, including border control”.
Security at the border crossing in Biriatu, in Iran (Gipuzkoa), was reinforced on the occasion of the celebration in Madrid of the NATO summit and the special checks will last until next Sunday 3rd July 00:00, as announced Monday by the deputy of the Spanish government in Euskadi, Denis Itxaso
The Interior Ministry has designed an important piece of equipment to guarantee the security of the heads of state or government who will arrive in Madrid between June 28 and 30 for the NATO summit in the Spanish capital.
Itxaso, which today held a meeting in Bilbao with the representatives of the various foreign consulates in the Basque Country to strengthen relations, stated in statements to the media that, “as it should be”, in an event with the characteristics of the meeting of the Atlantic Alliance, “the state has been forced to increase security measures and that includes border controls”.
For this reason he explained that, in the muga, in the Biriatu border crossing“There has already been a significant strengthening of border control, which will in principle last until 3:00 am.”
Control of the National Police in Irun. Photo: EFE
In any case, he has indicated that “if it were the case to lift those controls sooner”, it will be the police commanders who will evaluate this, but in principle the planned apparatus means that the reinforcement of the controls including the whole day 2.
Asked if they foresee that maybe problems with migration flows in Irun (Gipuzkoa), na lived in Melillahas said that “we must distinguish different planes”.
“In terms of border flows within the continent, within the EU, Spain continues to advocate for safe, orderly migration and continues to respect the Schengen Agreement,” he stressed.
As he has assured, “another thing that is punctual, given the circumstances and because of the particularities that a NATO summit in Madrid had, as happened during the G-7 in Biarritz, is border controls being strengthened, in this case it means entering the country precisely to ensure the safety of that event”.
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Source: EITB
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