TIRANA, Aug 29 /ATA/ The smuggling of migrants and trafficking in human beings in Gjirokastra region was the highlight of a regional technical roundtable with local structures held Thursday in Gjirokastra Prefecture by the Ministry of Interior and International Organization for Migration (IOM).
Attending the meeting were Director of Asylum and Citizenship, Sokol Sheti, Director of Anti-Trafficking and Migration Julia Done, Director of Border and Migration, Shaban Nexhi, Coordinator of Anti-Trafficking Directorate, Ina Zhupa, IOM representative Alketa Gaxha.
In his address, the prefect of Gjirokastra district, Astrit Aliaj, stressed the importance of coordinating state and non-state actions to prevent the phenomenon of human trafficking and potential victims of trafficking and called for measures to protect vulnerable individuals and groups, in particular women and children.
“The role of the technical roundtable is extremely crucial for defining the actions needed to prevent trafficking and protect families, groups, persons and children in street situation who are even more susceptible to this phenomenon,” Aliaj underlined.
In the capacity of the Chair of Regional Committee, the Prefect urged the members of Technical Board to show high responsibility in accomplishment of the tasks assigned.
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