{"id":7446,"date":"2024-04-09T12:01:25","date_gmt":"2024-04-09T09:01:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ch.jfdi.cc\/?p=7446"},"modified":"2024-04-09T12:01:25","modified_gmt":"2024-04-09T09:01:25","slug":"lebanon-offers-assurances-on-smashing-people-smuggling-rings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ch.jfdi.cc\/?p=7446","title":{"rendered":"Lebanon offers assurances on smashing people smuggling rings"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ch.jfdi.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/lebanon-offers-assurances-on-smashing-people-smuggling-rings.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p>The state understands Lebanon\u2019s position and will seek to further the issue of stemming migration flows with allies in the EU, Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou said on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<div class=\"cypru-video-ads\" id=\"cypru-1062581275\">\n<div id=\"cypru-925690660\" data-cypru-trackid=\"478051\" data-cypru-trackbid=\"1\" class=\"cypru-target\">\n<div id=\"gpt-ad-5721634927824-0\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Speaking to public broadcaster CyBC following his return from a visit to Lebanon on Monday, Ioannou said he would be visiting Denmark, Czechia and Sweden, all of which \u2013 as well as Lebanon \u2013 are positively inclined towards <strong>redesignating parts of Syria as safe<\/strong>.<br \/>\nLebanon has meanwhile given <strong>assurances of boosted surveillance and cooperation in terms of dismantling migrant smuggling rings<\/strong>.<br \/>\nCyprus will await to see words put into action by the Lebanese authorities, Ioannou said and Lebanon, like Turkey, ought to be supported by the EU in coping with the influx of Syrian asylum seekers, which make up close to half its population.<br \/>\nAsked about measures hinted at by President Nikos Christodoulides, beyond the ones officially discussed, Ioannou said <strong>the state was preparing for all sorts of scenarios<\/strong> but declined to offer details.<br \/>\n\u201cA properly prepared state makes plans for all eventualities, depending on escalating need [\u2026] but there is no cause to get into them while we await the results of current actions,\u201d the minister said.<br \/>\nLater on Tuesday, Christodoulides said it was possible that he would visit Lebanon again together with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to discuss the matter of migration.<br \/>\nOn Monday\u2019s trip, he said \u201cwe agreed on some things, especially with the prime minister [Najib Mikati], following with what I had discussed with Von der Leyen.\u201d<br \/>\nThe <strong>next stop will be the informal European council that will take place on April 18-19<\/strong>, during which one of the topics to be discussed is immigration, and actions taken by Lebanon will also be evaluated there.<br \/>\nOn Monday, Christodoulides said a very constructive dialogue had taken place. He stressed that the implementation of EU actions depends on the results of those taken by both sides to address migration, and the leadership of Lebanon recognised the urgent need to intensify and monitor the situation on its borders.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou stated that Cyprus understands Lebanon&#8217;s position and will work with EU allies to address migration flows. Lebanon has promised increased surveillance and cooperation to dismantle migrant smuggling rings. Cyprus is preparing for various scenarios related to migration. President Nikos Christodoulides may visit Lebanon again with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to discuss migration. The next stop will be the informal European council meeting on April 18-19, where immigration and Lebanon&#8217;s actions will be evaluated. 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