The UN warned that Greece's capacity to assess asylum claims needed to be strengthened for the deal. Implementation was "crucial", the organisation said. But rights group Amnesty International was scathing, calling the agreement a "dark day for humanity". An EU source told the BBC up to 72,000 Syrian migrants living in Turkey would be settled in the EU under the agreement. They added that the mechanism would be abandoned if the numbers returned to Turkey exceeded that figure. Also on Friday, Turkish officials said they detained 16 people smugglers and almost 1,800 migrants. The operation was part of efforts to stop migrants reaching the Greek island of Lesbos, Reuters reported....European Council President Donald Tusk said there had been unanimous agreement between Turkey and the 28 EU members. It is hoped the plan will deter people from taking the often dangerous sea crossing from Turkey to Greece. Mr Tusk stressed the deal was no "silver bullet" and was just one part of the EU's response to a crisis that has sharply divided the bloc's members. Mrs Merkel said she was satisfied but added "I have no illusions that what we agreed today will be accompanied by further setbacks". Prime Minister David Cameron has welcomed the deal, saying it could "significantly" reduce numbers of migrants crossing the eastern Mediterranean to enter Greece by boat.
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The UN warned that Greece's capacity to assess asylum claims needed to be strengthened for the deal. Implementation was "crucial", the organisation said. But rights group Amnesty International was scathing, calling the agreement a "dark day for humanity". An EU source told the BBC up to 72,000 Syrian migrants living in Turkey would be settled in the EU under the agreement. They added that the mechanism would be abandoned if the numbers returned to Turkey exceeded that figure. Also on Friday, Turkish officials said they detained 16 people smugglers and almost 1,800 migrants. The operation was part of efforts to stop migrants reaching the Greek island of Lesbos, Reuters reported....European Council President Donald Tusk said there had been unanimous agreement between Turkey and the 28 EU members. It is hoped the plan will deter people from taking the often dangerous sea crossing from Turkey to Greece. Mr Tusk stressed the deal was no "silver bullet" and was just one part of the EU's response to a crisis that has sharply divided the bloc's members. Mrs Merkel said she was satisfied but added "I have no illusions that what we agreed today will be accompanied by further setbacks". Prime Minister David Cameron has welcomed the deal, saying it could "significantly" reduce numbers of migrants crossing the eastern Mediterranean to enter Greece by boat.
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