Mauritania opens new border posts
2013-01-29
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The new Rosso border post will help security.
By Bakari Guèye in Nouakchott for Magharebia – 29/01/13
Mauritania’s defence policy begins with its borders.
„Mauritania, like many other countries, is faced with the challenge of ensuring control of its borders in a regional context of an evolving security situation,“ European Union (EU) Ambassador Hans-Georg Gerstenlauer said at the Rosso post opening on January 23rd. „Border management plays a key role in countering all forms of smuggling. One response to this challenge is the effective management of flows of people entering and leaving according to international agreements and laws,“ the ambassador added.
The new post is one of eleven financed by the EU, in partnership with the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) and Mauritania’s Territorial Security Directorate.