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Arab heads of immigration met in Tunis ( Tunisia ) on April 16th and 17th to discuss a number of measures, including the possibility of a single visa for Arab business travellers. Officials attending the 13th Arab Conference of Heads of the Departments of Immigration, Passports, and Nationality in Tunis agreed to form an international commission to study the possibility of a unified Arab visa to facilitate business travel in the region. Attendees also discussed illegal immigration and a draft project for residency, passports and visas. Participants called for reinforcing co‐operation and co‐ordination among authorities in each Arab state and maintaining collaboration with institutions in other countries, so as to ensure the exchange of information and expertise. The conference also called for tightening control measures along the borders of Arab states and recommended concluding bilateral and multi‐lateral agreements with a view to combating illegal immigration. Mohamed Ali Ban Koman , Secretary‐General of the Arab Interior Ministers’ Council, linked illicit immigration and forged visas to terrorism and organised crime in the Arab region and the world. He added that illegal immigration is becoming more dangerous with the growing phenomenon of terrorism. According to the Secretary‐General, visas are also critically important. “If terrorist actions are the most disturbing at the moment,” he continued, “there are a number of other crimes where forged visas are also used, such as fraud, which severely damages economies of states.” In a seminar on immigration from North Africa to Europe held last December in Tunisia, Chedli Nafati, Assistant to the Secretary‐General of the Arab League, noted that the Tunisian coast guard stopped 70,000 illegal immigrants from entering the EU, compared to 63,000 in 2006. ( IPS 22/4 ) Libyan–Italian deal Vol. 44 p. 17365
Africa Research Bulletin: Political, Social and Cultural Series – Wiley
Published: May 1, 2008
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