Egypt’s Emigration Minister Soha Gendi said Egypt has taken major strides in the field of combating illegal immigration and promoting safe immigration opportunities.
She made the remarks on Wednesday during her meeting with Cypriot Interior Minister Konstantinos Ioannou.
The meeting tackled means of promoting positive cooperation to combat illegal immigration and securing safe and positive alternatives to curb this phenomenon.
This falls within the framework of the international dimension of the presidential initiative “Life-Saving Boats” which aims at spreading awareness among youths about the dangers of illegal immigration.
Gendi lauded continued development of the Egyptian-Cypriot ties, especially in the fields of power-linkage and electricity.
She referred to joint security drills as well as intensive talks on various issues of mutual concern.
During the meeting, she reviewed the role played by the Egyptian-German Center for Jobs, Migration and Reintegration (EGC) in training youths to give them a chance to find decent jobs abroad.
Meanwhile, the Cypriot minister lauded Gendi’s official visit as very important and representing a new stage of the Egyptian-Cypriot cooperation in the illegal immigration file.
He welcomed increasing the number of Egyptian immigrants to Cyprus within legal and institutional framework.
He highlighted the importance of confronting joint challenges in the field of illegal immigration.
