German Federal Minister of the Interior, Nancy Faeser, stressed the importance of cooperation and joint work on migration, cooperation, security and disaster prevention.
During a joint press conference with her French counterpart, Gérald Darmanin, in Tunis on Monday, the German minister stressed the need to put an end to the loss of life in the Mediterranean and to respect human rights standards. “We must work to create legal ways for migration to Europe without choosing the dangerous path of illegality,” she added.
Combining the efforts of all parties in the fight against human trafficking and migrant smuggling can be only beneficial for Tunisia, France and Germany, she said.
She reiterated Germany’s commitment to working with France to combat these scourges and expressed the hope that the tragedy of the sinking of a boat carrying irregular migrants in south-western Greece, which resulted in the deaths of 78 people, would not be repeated.
The German interior minister and her French counterpart made a working visit to Tunisia on June 18 and 19 to discuss the issue of irregular migration.
The aim of the visit is to strengthen cooperation between Tunisia and the European Union in addressing irregular migration.
The two European ministers met on Monday with President Kais Saied. They also held talks with Minister of the Interior Kamel Feki.
Source: Agence Tunis Afrique Presse