Tunisia says legal African migrants are welcome at home

Ouagadougou: The head of Tunisian diplomacy Nabil Nammar assured Monday that legal migrants from Burkina Faso and other African countries are welcome in his country. He called for a joint fight against mafia gangs, which profit from illegal migration.Burkina Faso Information AgencyRead the full dispatch from the Presidency of FasoCooperation: the Minister in charge of Foreign Affairs of Tunisia at the President of Faso(Ouagadougou, July 1, 2024). The President of Faso, Captain Ibrahim TRAORE granted an audience this Monday morning to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Migration and Tunisians Abroad, Nabil AMMAR. The Tunisian minister is in Ouagadougou for the 8th session of the Burkina Faso-Tunisia joint commission.With the Head of State, 'I was able to discuss the commitment of both parties to boost cooperation and bilateral ties between Tunisia and Burkina Faso,' declared Nabil AMMAR who praised the excellence of the cooperation between the two countries.According to him, 'these relations, which h ave always been excellent and fraternal between people and countries, can only develop further.' As part of the 8th session of the joint commission, he mentioned the presence of a large ministerial delegation and the president of Tunisian employers accompanied by a delegation of businessmen, "to give concrete expression to this session and raise our bilateral relations to a higher level.'The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Migration and Tunisians Abroad, Nabil AMMAR also discussed international politics with President Ibrahim TRAORE. On a bilateral level, discussions focused on health repatriation and the development of health cooperation, without forgetting the migration issue.'All legal migrations from Burkina and other African countries are absolutely welcome; they should even be encouraged and developed in our two countries. It goes in the direction of the development of the economy of the two countries and of our relations,' indicated Nabil AMMAR. He also called on all countries to coordinate their effo rts to fight together against mafia gangs, which profit from illegal migration.'We cannot accept that our children, whether they are Burkinabè, Tunisian or other African nationalities, are the victims of these mafia networks. We must not give in to the media campaign which is carried out solely to put certain countries in difficulty, for political interests,' concluded Minister Nabil AMMAR.Source: Burkina Information Agency