São Paulo – The European Union should help Libya guarantee its border safety. The bloc signed an agreement with the Arab country last week and should make available to the government specialists in the matter, as well as the necessary teams and equipment, according to Peter Goldoch, head of a delegation promoted by the EU to Tripoli last week.
In coming days, European specialists should travel to Libya to execute the programs defined, to include management, safety and protection of borders. In the visit to the Arab country, Goldoch met with the prime minister, Ali Zeidan, the minister of defence, Mohammed Mahmoud Al-Bargati, as well as the representative of the Ministry of Foreign Relations.
Libya has 4,000 kilometres of land borders, as well as 2,000 kilometres of maritime borders on the Mediterranean. The country is considered a site for transit of clandestine immigrations, which the EU is fighting. The information was disclosed by news Libya News Agency and was published in the Panapress agency.
*Translated by Mark Ament
