TIRANA, April 8/ATA/ – Albania has conducted intensive campaigns against illegal immigration and thanks to the cooperation with international partners, in 2018 there has been a 20% decrease in asylum applications compared to 2017, Deputy Minister of Interior Affairs, Rovena Voda stated Monday during the meeting with the Minister for Migration of the Netherlands, Mark Harbers, in Tirana.
“Albania is a safe country of origin, so it is impossible for an Albanian citizen to obtain asylum in the Netherlands or other EU countries. Since July 2017, the State Police has increased measures in each border crossing point,” Deputy Minister Voda said.
At the end of the meeting, during a press conference, Deputy Minister Voda stressed that, in recent years the number of asylum applications decreased, while adding that the cooperation between the two countries is positive.//a.i/
