"Austria has offered support to Macedonia," Defence Minister Hans Peter Doskozil told the newspaper Die Welt. "The Defence Ministry is currently checking whether we can help with technical gear, such as night vision goggles."
The Balkan route, Europe`s main passage for migrants towards more affluent countries to the north, had "to be kept closed at all cost", Doskozil said.
Last year, over 1.5 million migrants arrived in Europe, unleashing fierce political debates across the continent over how to handle the influx.
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