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[Garowe] The United Kingdom and This move follows Immigration Minister Robert Jenrick’s visit to Turkiye last month, the latest in a number of strategically important international visits to strengthen cooperation on the challenge of tackling illegal migration and disrupting the routes used by smugglers.
The partnership has included visits to Belgium, Tunisia, Italia and Turkiye, where he visited the
...the land mass occupying the space between the English Channel and the Urals, also known as Moslem Lebensraum...— and saw first-hand the joint operational work to target organized crime, and the importance of close collaboration between the UK and its international partners on this issue.
This enhanced partnership also follows recent agreements with countries including Bulgaria and Georgia, as well as strengthened partnerships with La Belle France and Albania which have resulted in a 90% drop in Albanian small boat arrivals in the first quarter of 2023, compared to the same period last year, and a 40% increase in the number of illegal crossing attempts prevented by the French last year, compared to the year before.
The deepened partnership between the UK and Turkiye includes support by the UK for a new centre based in Turkiye to be established by the
A new memorandum of understanding will also cover the increase and quicker exchange of customs data, information and intelligence feeds between the UK and
These two countries are also bolstering their resources to pursue these common goals. The centre will strengthen collaboration between NCA and Home Office Intelligence staff based in Turkiye and their
Home Secretary Suella Braverman said: "As I’ve made clear, we must do everything we can to smash the people smuggling gangs and stop the boats. Our partnership with Turkiye, a close friend and ally, will enable our law enforcement agencies to work together on this international problem and tackle the small boat supply chain."
Immigration Minister Robert Jenrick said," Illegal migration is a global challenge, and this new partnership with Turkiye cements our 2 countries as foremost strategic partners, working together in the fight against organized immigration crime. We will be intensively sharing intelligence, people and technology to disrupt and dismantle people-smuggling gangs and the manufacture and supply of materials which enable small boat crossings."
Jenrick further added "Having met our partners in Europe, North Africa and indeed Turkiye recently, I’ve seen first-hand the benefits our increased cooperation has on stopping the boats. I am determined that the UK is a leading force in tackling illegal migration and a partner to all those allies who share our determination to defeat it."
The export of small boats and boat parts across the continent of Europe in order to facilitate illegal crossings to the UK is a vital element of people smugglers’ tactics.
It is estimated that hundreds of small boats and boat parts are transported through Europe each year for this purpose.
This will be supported through strengthened UK-
This partnership marks the next step in the UK’s efforts to strengthen cooperation with international partners on the global challenge of illegal migration.
#UK and #Turkey Forge Pact to Curb Illegal Mediterranean #Migration
— SHAFAQ News (@Shafaqnews) August 9, 2023
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