Officials and Academics: Libya not Alone Responsible for Illegal Migration to Europe.
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Tripoli, 15 June 2105(Lana) Libyan officials and academics have
re-affirmed that Libya was not alone to blame for the illegal
migration phenomenon across its territory to Europe, being a transit
point, but the solution to the problem should begin at the source
countries.
They demanded, at a workshop organized by the Ministry of
Foreign Cooperation in Tripoli to discuss illegal migration, that the
EU assist the relevant Libyan institutions to combat illegal
immigration to Europe, and to set up economic projects in Libya and
the southern bank of the Mediterranean, and indeed in the African
countries from which immigrants come.
The participants stressed the need to activate the Libyan Italian
Friendship Treaty especially regarding the technical support for
surveillance of Libya's southern borders.
The Undersecretary of the Ministry of Cooperation for
Organisations Affairs and representatives of ministries and concerned
government bodies have taken part in the workshop.
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