Hungary's second line of fences on its border with Serbia will be built by the end of May and will be able to prevent any new wave of migrants coming from Turkey, Prime Minister Viktor Orban told state radio on Friday.
Orban also said it was a mistake by the European Union to rely solely on Turkey in stopping migration while at the same time criticise the Turks.
"It is definitely not the smart policy that we place our safety in the hands of the Turks, and at the same time we keep pestering them, attacking them, criticising them that they are not democratic enough ... and generating conflicts with them," Orban said.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan threatened on Thursday to scrap a deal with the European Union to readmit migrants who have crossed illegally into Europe, amid a standoff with European nations over their reluctance to allow Turkish ministers to hold campaign rallies in their countries.
"Now they're talking about the readmission agreement. What readmission? Forget about it," he said, referring to the migrant deal. The agreement, which was initially reached in 2013, was revived last year when Turkey agreed to help keep migrants from crossing into the EU in return for funds to help it deal with some 3 million refugees.
"You bar my minister from entering the Netherlands ... and then you expect us to grant access (to migrants)? There can be no such thing," he added.
Turkish Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu threatened to send 15,000 refugees to Europe each month amid an ongoing diplomatic row between Ankara and Amsterdam and Berlin, adding that Germany and the Netherlands were trying to play games against Turkey.
"We have a readmission deal. I’m telling you, Europe, do you have that courage? If you want, we’ll send the 15,000 refugees to you that we don’t send each month and blow your mind. You have to keep in mind that you can’t design a game in this region in spite of Turkey," Soylu said late Thursday.
