2024-10-22 23:48:00
MADRID 23 Oct. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The President of Tunisia, Kais Saied, underlined on Tuesday in front of the Italian Prime Minister, Giorgia Meloni, that his government is working to ensure the return of irregular migrants who are on Tunisian territory to their countries of origin, because it is the main country starting point for thousands of people trying to cross the Mediterranean to reach Europe.
“They addressed the issue of irregular immigration and the search for a quick solution in the framework of the Tunisia-Rome process. (Saied) underlined that Tunisia is working with Italy and other European partners to put an end to this abnormal situation and guarantee the return of irregular migrants present on Tunisian territory to their countries of origin”, reads a statement from the Presidency published on its profile on the social network Facebook.
Saied and Meloni addressed the topic during a phone call after the re-election of the Tunisian head of state. “It was an opportunity to highlight the strength of the relations between the two countries and the common determination to continue developing them,” he added.
The Italian Government has expressed itself along the same lines, underlining in a letter published on its website that both leaders have reaffirmed the “common desire to strengthen” the bilateral association, especially in the field of migration, in the midst of the controversy over the pact between Italy and Italy. Albania will send migrants to centers built by the Italian authorities on Albanian territory.
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