Lesvos will launch fast-track visas for Turkish tourists from April 1st, the mayor of Mytilini Panagiotis Taktikos announced on Thursday.
The announcement follows an agreement by Athens and Ankara, approved by the EU, to revive a previous scheme the special Schengen Express Visa program for Turkish citizens wishing to visit certain eastern Aegean islands.
The agreement was announced during the visit of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on December 7 in Athens. Greece got permission from the European Union to re-enable Turkish citizens to apply for a seven-day tourist visa for 10 islands close to the Turkish coast.
It includes the islands of Lesvos, Limnos, Chios, Samos, Leros, Kalymnos, Kos,…
