Department of civil society organizations: libya is a transit country.
Pulbished on:
Tripoli, 15.06.2015 - (Lana) - Director of Civil Society
Organizations Department in the International Cooperation Ministry '
Nasser Gashoot' , said that Libya is a transit country and not
immigrants exporter , due to its geographic location.
Gashoot , requested the EU to coordinate and cooperate with Libya to
solve the illegal immigration phenomena , proposing to establish
economic and development projects in the source countries , to limit
this phenomena in Africa , which requires more of financial and
technical support.
Gashoot , in an exclusive statement to - Lana - said , "cannot reduce
the phenomena of illegal immigration , unless there are development
in the source countries in Africa , and the adjacent countries to
libya.
He pointed out , that there are many immigrants come to libya for job
opportunities , and when they fail , they head north via the sea to
Italy , then to European countries.
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