YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 3, ARMENPRESS. Chancellor Angela Merkel warned about the possibility of a military conflict if Germany would close the border to Austria to stop the influx of refugees.”Armenpress” informs about this, citing sputniknews.com.

According to the politician, the closure of the border would lead to numerous disruptions as well as increasing tensions in Europe, especially in the Western Balkans.

Merkel referred to the negative experience with the Hungarian fence, which has already fueled tensions in Europe, and said that the creation of such a fence on the German border is out of question.

"There will be disruptions," Merkel said on Monday during a CDU meeting in Darmstadt, adding that she wants to prevent negative developments in the future.

Due to the high influx of refugees on the Balkan route, there had been considerable tensions between Balkan countries. Should Germany close the border to refugees, other countries would do the same, experts warned. Moreover, in case of the construction of a fence on the Austrian-German border, refugees would try to reach Germany through other countries anyway.

I'm pretty sure that one can manage it," Merkel stated, adding that Germany as a large EU country has to act step by step to find a different, solidary solution of the refugee crisis in Europe.