Tunisia can in no way act like a gendarme whose mission is to protect the borders of others, it can only defend its borders, its own borders. The signal to the European Union came from the Tunisian Interior Minister, Kamel Fekih, who, in a statement published on the ministry’s Facebook account, spoke of irregular migration as an issue that requires sacrifices and mutual concessions on the part of the richest countries in the world. world. Almost wanting to force Brussels’ hand.
The minister then turned to international NGOs, accusing them of manipulating the migration dossier to serve the interests of Europeans, reiterating the firm position of his country which – he underlined – aims to defend exclusively its own borders and is concerned with applying its internal laws . “Tunisia is a State that cannot accommodate massive flows of irregular migrants beyond its social and financial capabilities, nor can it act as a host country. Any effective policy on the subject necessarily involves a broad global consensus on radical solutions that offer the demands of a dignified life to citizens of sub-Saharan countries” is the rest of Fekih’s message, which shuffles the cards of the agreement between the EU and the Tunisia to stop continued migrant landings.
Source: IL Tempo
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