FILE PHOTO: Locals take part in protest against overcrowded migrants camps on the island of Lesbos, in Mytilene, Greece, January 22, 2020. REUTERS/Elias Marcou
ATHENS (Reuters) - Mayors of three Greek islands bearing the brunt of intensely overcrowded refugee and migrant camps demanded the transfer of thousands to the country's mainland during a meeting with the new migration minister in Athens on Thursday.
During a second day of protests over the plight of the camps and the conservative government's plans to replace them with holding centres, the mayors of Lesbos, Samos and Chios pressed for a swift resolution to the problem.
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