youTunisia and Libya announced this Thursday an agreement to share the reception of migrants who have been blocked for a month at the border crossing of Ras Jedirwhere they would have been taken by the Tunisian police, according to agencies of the UN.
At a meeting between the interior ministers in Tunisiathe two countries “reached an agreement to distribute the groups of migrants at the border,” he informed afp a Tunisian government spokesman.
“The ministers stressed the importance of African migrants from the sahel and sub-Saharan countries and its impact on the two countries, as well as the need to reduce the flow of migrants at the borders, which requires concerted efforts and joint coordination to find solutions that take into account the best interests of both countries,” said a official statement.
During a ministerial meeting this Wednesday, Tunisia and Libya They also called on “international organizations to support the efforts of the Tunisian state and the Red Crescent in the provision of humanitarian assistance.
This crisis began when at least 1,200 migrants and asylum seekers of sub-Saharan origin were arrested in July in massive raids in the city of sfax and expelled to border areas, also with neighboring Algeria. Hundreds have already been relocated although the exact number of those who remain is unknown.
In parallel, the departures through the migratory route of the Central Mediterranean have multiplied since Tunisiawhich surpassed in the first semester of the year Libya as the first country from which ships leave for Europemostly Italyaccording to data from UNHCR.
