GNA Foreign Ministry Issues Statement on International Migration Day.

Tripoli, 20 December 2107(Lana) The GNA Foreign and International Affairs Ministry has issued a statement on the International Migration Day in which it highlighted the importance of international celebration of the Migrants Day. However the Ministry urged the international community to work towards assisting the less developed nations the source of irregular migrants especially in region, and who put themselves and their loved ones as hostages at the mercy of traffickers and criminal gangs. The Ministry said 'Libya is a transit route for migrants, suffers crises and the negative impact of illegal migration on its social, economic and security systems.' It reiterated Libya's commitment to UN principles and human rights, and also its responsibility to work with the UN and its specialized organisations to bring an end to this negative phenomenon and to combat those engaged in trafficking. =Lana=