Libyan Foreign Minister, Najla Mangoush, called for developing the necessary security plans to secure the borders, and to tighten control over all border crossings, in coordination with the competent authorities.
This came during a meeting with the Undersecretary of the Interior Ministry for Public Affairs, Brigadier Mahmoud Saeed, regarding ensuring the progress of work at the border crossings between Libya and neighboring countries, Foreign Ministry said in a statement on its official Facebook page on Wednesday.
Mangoush stressed the importance of raising the level of performance at the crossings, and organizing work at them in order to control entry and exit from Libyan territory, to curb the phenomenon of illegal immigration and cross-border organized crime, and to address smuggling operations, noting the importance of coordination with the relevant authorities in neighboring countries in particular.
She also pointed out the importance of providing all the necessary human and logistical capabilities to enable all security agencies to carry out their duties.