TIRANA, April 19 /ATA- I. Vata /- The Albania-Belgium cooperation has curbed illegal immigration, the Albanian Deputy Interior Minister Rovena Voda stated during a meeting with the Secretary for Asylum Policy and Migration in Belgium, Theo Francken.
During a joint statement to the media, after the meeting Voda said that Albania-Belgium relations enjoyed a good level of cooperation and yielded concrete results as well as emphasized the need to further intensify cooperation between the two countries.
“Our discussions focused on the illegal migration and asylum seekers issue,” Voda said.
“In this regard, I briefed the Secretary for Asylum Policy and Migration, Francken on the package of measures taken to curb irregular migration not only towards Belgium, but also the EU countries, affected by this phenomenon, ” Voda stated.
“Also, we have conducted intensive awareness-raising campaigns, taken administrative measures and proceedings for the favoritists and asylum seekers as illegal arrivals, ” added Voda.
While, Francken, said that the illegal immigration to Belgium was absolutely not an option for the Albanian citizens.
“Thanks to the excellent cooperation between the two countries we have managed to return to Albania 689 Albanian citizens who were illegally in Belgium, last year “ Francken stated.
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