MOSCOW (Sputnik) — The United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon will visit Greek island of Lesvos to meet with refugees, migrants and asylum seekers, according to a press release issued by the UN on Thursday.
"On 17, June, the Secretary-General will travel to Athens, Greece, where he will meet with President Prokopis Pavlopoulos and Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, among others. He will then go to the island of Lesvos, on Saturday, 18 June, to meet with refugees, migrants and asylum seekers, as well as local volunteers and authorities," the press release read.
According to local media reports, some 6,000 migrants are expecting their asylum applications to be processed by the local authorities on the Lesvos island.