The fifth round of Framework negotiations between the European Commission and Libya will take place this month, with cooperation in migration, asylum, border management and visa forming part of the negotiation package which is yet to be agreed on.

This was said by European Commissioner for external relations, Benita Ferrero-Waldner to MEP Simon Busuttil MEP, in reply to a European parliamentary question.

Despite being non-committal on the timing of this agreement, the Commissioner said she was aiming to build upon concrete results already reached in these negotiations.

Ms Ferrero-Waldner referred to development cooperation with Libya in a number of areas in the short term to prevent the entry into, exit from Libya of illegal immigrants as well as improving the treatment of migrants in respect of human rights and international law, including the facilitation of their identification.

Commissioner Ferrero-Waldner expressed her positive consideration towards extending its assistance towards funding pilot actions in Libya, subject to an agreement with its authorities.

Simon Busuttil is EPP spokesperson on justice and home affairs and has conducted two EP delegation missions in Libya during the last parliamentary mandate.

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