Quelle: Libya Observer
Libya, Italy strike a counter-illegal -immigration agreement
Italian authorities signed an agreement with the Libyan counterparts that obliges both countries to take urgent measures to end the illegal immigration phenomenon in the Mediterranean.
The Italian news agency Aki reported Friday that the agreement is part of the efforts aiming at decreasing the growing number of illegal immigrants gushing into Europe, especially into Italy, via Libya, adding that the agreement also aims at avoiding any new humanitarian losses.