Greek PM defends migration policy in heated exchange with journalist

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis answers a question during a joint news conference with Netherlands' Prime Minister Mark Rutte at the Maximos Mansion, in Athens, Greece, November 9, 2021. REUTERS/Louiza Vradi

ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis angrily defended his government's migration policy on Tuesday in a heated exchange with a journalist who accused him of "narcissistic abuse" during a news conference with the Dutch prime minister in Athens.

"Prime Minister Mitsotakis, when, at last, will you stop lying. Lying about pushbacks, lying about what is happening with the refugees in Greece?" Dutch journalist Ingeborg Beugel asked following joint statements by Mitsotakis and Mark Rutte.