Spanish PM Pedro Sánchez is on a three-day excursion of West Africa to improve bilateral members of the family with Mauritania, Gambia and Senegal, the place the vast majority of migrant boats attaining the Canary Islands are being introduced from.
Spain’s High Minister Pedro Sánchez introduced a sequence of agreements with the West African country of Mauritania on Tuesday to stem a surge in migrants making the harmful Atlantic adventure to the Canary Islands.
Sánchez mentioned Spain will introduce its round migration program to Mauritania and renew cooperation between the 2 countries’ safety forces to battle human trafficking.
“In spite of the rhetoric this is rising in Europe, migration isn’t an issue,” he mentioned, overtly recognising the desire for migrant employees in Spain’s getting older society. “This is a want that comes to sure issues, and for this we will have to push formulation that permit us to control the phenomenon of migration in a humane, protected and orderly approach, to learn our respective societies.”
He added that migration is an issue of “ethical ideas, team spirit and dignity”, and subsequently does now not intend to halt migration altogether, however as a substitute seeks to keep an eye on it.
The top minister expressed gratitude to the federal government of Mauritania “for its efforts in fighting abnormal migration and its cooperation within the struggle towards human trafficking networks.”
Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani thanked Sánchez, who had already visited Mauritania two times this 12 months, for Spain’s “constant dedication to our nation’s building.”
Sanchez’s talk over with to Mauritania is a part of a three-day excursion of West Africa, together with his subsequent stops being Gambia and Senegal.
Those 3 nations are the place the vast majority of migrant boats leave to make the harmful Atlantic adventure to the Canary Islands.
A stepping stone to succeed in continental Europe
The Canary Islands, situated with regards to the African coast and used as a stepping stone for migrants and refugees attempting to succeed in Europe — has noticed greater than 22,000 other people land on its shores since January, greater than double the selection of abnormal arrivals for a similar length closing 12 months, consistent with Spain’s Inside Ministry.
Amongst the ones are adolescence in quest of higher jobs out of the country, but additionally hundreds of Malian refugees fleeing violence and instability within the Sahel area.
Observed as a beacon of balance, Mauritania hosts about 200,000 Malian refugees on its border.
Spanish government look ahead to extra arrivals within the coming weeks when crusing stipulations between West Africa and the archipelago are extra beneficial.