The Greek official called on other European countries to accept more people in need, such as unaccompanied minors.
"Europe is hypocritical regarding the unaccompanied minors issue. They do not accept their relocation. Our view is -and this is the also the view of the European Commissioner of Human Rights for a long time- that the age rather ethnicity is the priority. When Britain, Germany, France or other countries refuse to accept minors because they are not Syrians but Afghans or Pakistanis, this is a violation," he said.
Currently there are 2,900 unaccompanied minors among the more than 60,000 refugees and migrants stranded in Greece after the closure of borders along the Balkan route to central Europe in the winter of 2016.
More than one million people had reached Greece and continued the journey to central and northern Europe from early 2017 until then.
Shortly before Wednesday's press conference, one dozen refugees launched a hunger strike opposite the Greek parliament building on Syntagma square protesting delays in family reunifications.
Hayyan from Syria told Xinhua that they represent about 4,000 refugees awaiting transfer to Germany - most of which are families who are waiting already for more than 18 months in Greece.
His children are in Germany for two years.
"Think if for two and half years you do not see your daughter, what will you do? What will you feel? And the kids, if they do not see their parents what will they feel?" he was asking as protesters chanted slogans such as "Reunite us with our families now!"
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