NSG Interior Ministry Voices Concern Over EU Military Operation to Combat Trafficking in the Mediterranean.

Tripoli, 23 June 2015(Lana) The Interior Ministry of the National Salvation Governemnt has voiced deep concern over what it called the grave situation, resulting from the military operation which the EU launched in the Mediterranean on Monday, to combat illegal migration. A statement by the Ministry said no coordination has been conducted with Libya regarding this operation, to clarify its mechanisms, and that Libya bore no responsibility for the killing of any migrants on the Sea or in the detention centres. The statement called on the EU to deport the migrants to their countries of origin from the point where they were captured..given that Libya was not party to re-admission conventions, and will not be liable for any costs incurred as a result of this operation. The statement stressed the need to address this phenomenon, which Libya is a victim of, and suffers from its consequences such as diseases, terrorism and organized crime. It pointed to the UN Secretary General statements at a meeting with EU foreign ministers, in which he called for respect of Libyan state sovereignty. =Lana=