(ANSAmed) – TUNISI, 21 MAG – The Libyan Interior Minster of Interior, Imad Trabelsi, during a meeting on May 19 with Ambassadors, EU Representatives and others, took stock of the situation concerning migration.
TRIPOLI – During the course of a meeting which took place on May 19 with the Ambassador of the EU to Libya and the Ambassadors and Representatives of Italy, Great Britain, Germany, Malta, Holand, Spain and Japan, the acting Minister of the Interior of the Libyan National Unity government, Imad Trabelsi, discussed the issue of illegal migration and the way to strengthen the voluntary repatriation of migrants.
“Cooperation to regularize the job market” The Government platform of the Gnu states, as reiterated by Libyan Minister Trabelsi, “The categoric refusal of Libya to any plan aimed at placing migrants within its borders, underscoring the importance of cooperation with international partners to regulate the job market and to face the economic and security challenges associated with migration”. Trabelsi underscored the continuous efforts of the Ministry of Interior to issue residency permits on a trial basis to organized workers and to monitor a high number of migrants who wish to return to their countries, asking for additional coordination with their countries of origin and the competent organizations.
Furthermore, the Trabelsi announced the availability of his Ministry to cooperate in the realm of training and professional qualification of security staff for migration issues, in full compliance of the principles of human rights.
The Libyan Government is committed to fighting irregular migration The Head of the National Unity Government, Abdelhamid Dbeibah, met with European Ambassadors, with whom he discussed the serious violations committed by armed groups, including murder, kidnapping, torture and extortion, underscoring the need to pursue those responsible for their actions, as can be read in the note shared on the government platform. At the meeting, the issue of the growing ties between some of these groups and organized crime network were addressed, including the issue of human smuggling and illegal migration. There was a request issued for a more stronger international position on this issue to support government efforts to fight these problems. The discussion focused lastly on the European-Libyan cooperation, underscoring the importance of renewing the programs ensuring stability, institutional development and the fight against irregular migration.
(Picture shows the acting Libyan Interior Minister Imad Trabelsi speaking to the media at the office of an organization which fights illegal immigration in Tripoli. PHOTO/ARCHIVE/EPA) (ANSAmed).
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TRIPOLI – During the course of a meeting which took place on May 19 with the Ambassador of the EU to Libya and the Ambassadors and Representatives of Italy, Great Britain, Germany, Malta, Holand, Spain and Japan, the acting Minister of the Interior of the Libyan National Unity government, Imad Trabelsi, discussed the issue of illegal migration and the way to strengthen the voluntary repatriation of migrants.
“Cooperation to regularize the job market” The Government platform of the Gnu states, as reiterated by Libyan Minister Trabelsi, “The categoric refusal of Libya to any plan aimed at placing migrants within its borders, underscoring the importance of cooperation with international partners to regulate the job market and to face the economic and security challenges associated with migration”. Trabelsi underscored the continuous efforts of the Ministry of Interior to issue residency permits on a trial basis to organized workers and to monitor a high number of migrants who wish to return to their countries, asking for additional coordination with their countries of origin and the competent organizations.
Furthermore, the Trabelsi announced the availability of his Ministry to cooperate in the realm of training and professional qualification of security staff for migration issues, in full compliance of the principles of human rights.
The Libyan Government is committed to fighting irregular migration The Head of the National Unity Government, Abdelhamid Dbeibah, met with European Ambassadors, with whom he discussed the serious violations committed by armed groups, including murder, kidnapping, torture and extortion, underscoring the need to pursue those responsible for their actions, as can be read in the note shared on the government platform. At the meeting, the issue of the growing ties between some of these groups and organized crime network were addressed, including the issue of human smuggling and illegal migration. There was a request issued for a more stronger international position on this issue to support government efforts to fight these problems. The discussion focused lastly on the European-Libyan cooperation, underscoring the importance of renewing the programs ensuring stability, institutional development and the fight against irregular migration.
(Picture shows the acting Libyan Interior Minister Imad Trabelsi speaking to the media at the office of an organization which fights illegal immigration in Tripoli. PHOTO/ARCHIVE/EPA) (ANSAmed).
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