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TEHRAN, September 20 - Austria urged its European Union partners Thursday to enter talks with Egypt to help stem the flow of migrants entering Europe from Africa, amid deep divisions over how to manage the challenge.
TEHRAN, Young Journalists Club (YJC) - Kurz, whose country currently holds the EU's rotating presidency, and EU Council President Donald Tusk visited Cairo over the weekend for talks with President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, a top army general who took office in 2014. Both men have praised him for stopping people from leaving its coast bound for Europe.
"Egypt has proven that it can be efficient," Kurz told reporters at an EU summit in Salzburg, Austria. "Since 2016, it has prevented ships sailing from Egypt to Europe or, when they have sailed, it has taken them back."
Kurz said Egypt is "now prepared possibly to deepen cooperation with us in talks. We should use that." He also said EU leaders support the idea of entering into talks with other North African countries as well.
In dealing with the migrants crisis of the past few years, the EU has been creative, willing to part with billions to secure deals around the Mediterranean with leaders with autocratic leanings.
Source: AP
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