Hungarian FM to discuss migration policy with Italian counterpart
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Libyan stability is key to stopping illegal migration to the European Union, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said on Monday before talks with Luigi di Maio, his Italian counterpart.
Szijjártó told MTI the coronavirus pandemic was likely to trigger new waves of migration, and Libya presents the highest risk because of the ability of migrants to pass freely through its territory towards Europe. Its stability would help to keep illegal migration in check, he said.
Boosting the Libyan coast guard is therefore a shared objective, he said.
Failing that, “tens or even hundreds of thousands” of migrants may make their way to Europe, posing health and economic risks as well as cultural and security challenges, he said.
The jobs lost in Europe — and especially in Italy — due to the coronavirus pandemic render earlier arguments that migrants would be beneficial for the labour market “illogical and empty”, Szijjártó said.
I think it is not Szijjarto’s business who and how will have a job in Italy or in any other place that is not Hungary. Szijjarto is a member of Hungarian government and should not interfere with other countries’ affairs.