“The stability of the Balkans is also a European security issue”, Chief Security Advisor to the Prime Minister György Bakondi emphasised on Hungarian M1 television’s Monday evening current affairs program.

As he explained, Romania has not become the main route for illegal migration crossing the Balkan peninsula, and Hungary’s border security measures are “acting as a deterrent”, but it is becoming increasingly apparent that a corridor leading to Austria and Italy has developed via Albania, Montenegro, Bosnia-Hercegovina and Slovenia.

Mr. Bakondi said the situation is causing tensions in several states along the migration route, and is also an indication of the fact that preparations for handing it are “far from optimal” in certain countries.

With relation to Bosnia-Hercegovina, the Chief Security Advisor also spoke about the fact that the country’s domestic security situation has deteriorated because of the mass arrival of Muslim migrants, while the relatively significant Islamic community “is an encouragement” to Muslim migrants and people smugglers.

(MTI)