Minister of Foreign Affairs, Migration and Tunisians Abroad, Nabil Ammar, had a telephone conversation with his Libyan counterpart, Najla El-Mangoush, on Friday, during which they discussed in particular irregular migration and ways of combating this cross-border phenomenon.
According to the Department of Foreign Affairs, this meeting was part of the tradition of ongoing consultations between the senior officials of the two sister countries on the most important regional and international issues of common interest. These issues include irregular migration and the means of combating it within the framework of bilateral and multilateral cooperation, “all the more so as it is considered to be a cross-border phenomenon that affects both the countries of the North and the countries of the South”.
In this context, and referring to the presence of a certain number of sub-Saharan migrants at the Tunisian-Libyan borders, the two ministers reiterated their determination to combat the phenomenon of irregular migration in full compliance with the laws in force in both countries and in accordance with international laws and standards.
They stressed the need to respect the human dimension, pointing out that “these migrants are above all victims of organised crime networks and human trafficking”, according to the same source.
Source: Agence Tunis Afrique Presse