Tripoli – Morocco called, on Sunday in Tripoli, for a comprehensive regional security approach involving all the countries of North Africa and the Sahel.
Speaking at the opening of the regional ministerial conference on border security, Interior Minister Mohand Laenser said that this comprehensive approach should take into account the development challenges in the countries of the region, noting that economic development is a sine qua non for social stability and security.
The Minister said the conference is held at a time the region faces security challenges relating to organized crime and terrorism. In this respect, he noted that terrorist organizations are taking advantage of the situation to proliferate their acts using illegal finance means such as drug and human trafficking.
Laenser stressed that facing the threats to stability in the region requires the adoption of a comprehensive approach which put emphasis on the humanitarian dimension.
On illegal immigration, he urged immigration emitting, transit and host countries to establish effective and partnership to preserve the dignity of migrants as part of the shared responsibility.
Laenser is accompanied by Minister Delegate to the Head of Government Head of Government in Charge of National Defense Administration, Abdellatif Loudiyi.
The event aims to examine security arrangements for common borders, as dilemmas of smuggling and human trafficking remain unresolved since the collapse of Muammar Gaddafi regime.
The conference is attended by Ministers as well as senior officials of the defence and interior ministries of Algeria, Chad, Egypt, Niger, Mali, Mauritania and Sudan, along with security experts from each country.
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