Trilateral meeting for departmental-level consultations between Greece, Italy and Albania on the Refugee issue (Athens, 14 April 2016)

On the initiative of the Foreign Ministry, a trilateral meeting was held on Thursday, 14 April 2016, between departmental officials of the Foreign Ministries and Police of Greece, Italy and Albania. The initiative is aimed at strengthening regional cooperation on issues of migration and border management.

During the meeting there was a discussion of further strengthening of cooperation on migration issues through the exchange of information on the operational readiness of the three countries in the management of flows and actions for combating human trafficking, as well as in dealing with the humanitarian parameters of the refugee crisis.

Also discussed was the prospect, to be considered soon, of creating a cooperation framework and of regular meetings between the police/coastguards of the three countries at chosen locations of migration interest.

April 15, 2016