EU pledges technical help to Sudanese police on migration issues

November 9, 2015 (KHARTOUM) – The European Union (EU) pledged to help establish a training center for Sudanese police that specializes in migration issues and educating refugees and IDP’s.

The EU envoy in Sudan, Thomas Ulicny met with the minister of Interior Ismat Abdel-Rahman and told him that providing the necessary technical support to the Sudanese police is meant to help it fully play its role in reducing illegal immigration and combating human trafficking rings.

Ulicny said the EU extended an invitation to the Sudanese Ministry of Interior and the Sudanese police to attend EU-Africa migration conference in Malta this week.

For his part, the interior minister stressed the importance of cooperation and coordination of efforts and exchange of experiences and activating security agreements and protocols between countries to curb human trafficking and illegal migration.

The minister pointed out that Sudan has sought hard to control its borders with neighboring countries to curb the influx of refugees and human trafficking that resulted in the spread of many crimes that affected the cultures and customs of the peoples of the region.

The minister of Justice Hassan Awad al-Nur who met with the EU ambassador as well discussed the Malta summit agenda next week.

He noted his ministry’s efforts in the preparation of legislation, drafting laws and training of advisers on rules related to human trafficking and smuggling with the aid of EU technical help.

(ST)