EU ready to support Egypt in curbing 'illegal immigration': Schinas
EU ready to support Egypt in curbing 'illegal immigration': Schinas
In recent years, the Egyptian authorities have intensified efforts to curtail the flow of irregular migration to Europe, allowing no boats carrying migrants to leave Egyptian coasts.
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35 irregular migrants, including 4 children, from Pakistan, Egypt, Sudan, South Sudan rescued in the Mediterranean Sea, at the international waters of Libya by Ocean Viking ship with the air support on 25 October 2022. [Getty]
The European Union is ready to further support Egypt in curbing "illegal" immigration,Ìý, Vice-President of the European Commissioner for Promoting the European Way of LifeÌýÌýEgyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry on Sunday.
During his official visit to Egypt, Schinas discussed with Shoukry the means of organising a trained workforce from Egypt to Europe to reduce "illegal" immigration, the official spokesperson to Egypt's Foreign Ministry Ambassador Ahmed Abou ZeidÌýÌýin a statement.Ìý
Schinas described in aÌýÌýhisÌýdiscussions with the Egyptian officials as being "fruitful… talks on enhancing …partnership for migration and mobility."
"The EU and Egypt share a robust partnership, which we will continue to develop and support," heÌýÌýin another tweet.
ShoukryÌýasked for European support in controlling the flow of "illegal" immigration across its borders.
Egypt hosts about nine million refugees and immigrants; many of them came from war-torn neighbouring Arab countries, especiallyÌý.
In recent years, the Egyptian authorities haveÌýÌýefforts to curtail the flow of "irregular" migration to Europe, allowing no boats carrying migrants to leave Egyptian coasts.
The meeting of the two top diplomats came a few months after Egypt had signed an agreement with the EU on the first phase of an 80-million-Euro border management programme to help reduce "illegal" immigration and trafficking of persons across its borders.
Meanwhile, Shoukry and Schinas tackled the means of boosting economic relations and how the EU can provide political support to promising projects. In 2021, Egypt signed anÌýÌýwith a number of northern Mediterranean countries onÌýcarrying out a power linkage project
TheÌýtwo officials further vowed to continue close coordination in security during the upcomingÌýco-chairmanshipÌýof the Global CounterterrorismÌýÌý(GCTF) due in May.
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