Malta wants the strengthening of Libya’s border authorities
‘Illum’ reveals Joseph Muscat’s position during the bilateral talks; says that Muscat’s push-back approach caused internal dissent in Labour’s parliamentary group.
14 July 2013, 12:00am
Staff Reporter
Staff Reporter
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Joseph Muscat, Hermann Van Rompuy and Libya's deputy Prime Minister, Sadiq Abdulrahman
During the talks between European Council President Van Rompuy, Joseph Muscat and Libya's deputy Prime Minister, Malta promoted the idea of strengthening the concept of border management by Libyan authorities.
Muscat seemed optimist Libya would be willing to cooperate. "Libya only needs the technical equipment required, not financial aid," sources at the Office of the Prime Minister said.
Ironically, it was Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi who found the solution when he ordered his troops to guard Libya's southern borders. In fact, statistics show that locally, arrivals of irregular immigrants in 2010 dropped to a mere 47.
Read more in Sunday's edition of 'Illum'
