Austria praises security along Bulgaria's border with Turkey

Security along the Bulgarian-Turkish border has improved significantly, with a decline in illegal border crossings, Bulgarian Interior Minister Ivan Demerdzhiev and his Austrian counterpart Gerhard Karner noted during talks in Vienna.

Demerdzhiev, who is on a working visit to Austria, highlighted cooperation between Bulgaria, Turkey and Greece in curbing illegal migration. He also stressed the importance of European Commission support and the involvement of Austrian border guards and the EU border agency Frontex.

Karner described Bulgaria as one of the EU countries with the best-protected external borders, according to the Bulgarian Interior Ministry.

The two ministers also discussed security in the Black Sea.

Editor: Miglena Ivanova