Zeman says acceptance of illegal migrants will open door for terrorist organisation to more easily enter Europe

President Miloš Zeman has said that the acceptance of illegal migrants in the EU will open the door for the terrorist organisation Isil to far more easily enter Europe. He made the statement for the news website palamentnilisty.cz. According to the president, a more substantial military operation against organisation will be required to stop IS, echoing an earlier statement in which he said that current operations by the Arab world combined with US airstrikes would not be enough. Mr Zeman has said he will raise the issue at the UN General Assembly meeting this year; he added that Russia's Vladimir Putin was in favour and that it was a matter of convincing other members on the UN Security Council of the need to act. President Zeman on facebook, meanwhile, backed an initiative titled "We don't want Islam in the Czech Republic" - and rejected recent criticism regarding his past statements and Islam by the US State Department.

Author: Jan Velinger