Il Mediterraneo, portale di informazione di 24 paesi e 400 milioni di persone

ACCRA - The agreement with Libya drastically reduced the arrival of illegal immigrants to Sicily "from 30,000 in 2008 to 3,600 in 2009". Now the focus is to completely eliminate their arrival by blocking the departure of these 'journeys of hope'.

This was the focal point of the launch of Italian Interior Minister Roberto Maronìs 'African campaign': a tour to sub-Saharan Africa, where most illegal immigrants headed to Europe originate.

His first stop was in Ghana and today he will visit Niger. In the future, he will head to Senegal and the other states in the area.

A collaboration agreement to combat illegal immigration, as well as drug trafficking and terrorism, will be signed with all of these countries. Maroni said: "We want to become the reference point for African countries in Europe." "We have," continued the minister, "excellent bilateral agreements with the African countries of the Mediterranean region, from Morocco to Egypt.

However, these are often transit countries for illegal immigrants who in reality originate in sub-Saharan African states.

This is why now, while awaiting action from Europe, we want to extend security measures to that area not only regarding immigration, but also regarding the issues of drug trafficking and terrorism." Regarding this topic, he added that "it is necessary to consider that Ghana has become an essential crossroads for drug trafficking towards Europe, with cocaine arriving from South America and heroine from Asia".

In his visit to Accra, the first ever by an Italian minister, Maroni is being accompanied by Italian Chief of Police Antonio Manganelli, who signed a technical agreement on combating illegal immigration. A political agreement on security was then signed by Maroni and his Ghanaian counterpart Cletus Awoka.

The technical agreement, explained Manganelli, "involves the arrival of Ghanaian police officers to Italy to form mixed teams to identify and repatriate illegal immigrants from Ghana."

This accord, he added, "that we signed on to with other countries in the area, is a way to fight against terrorism, because Islamised countries know that the phenomenon of fanaticism and illegal immigration can represent a vehicle for the entrance of terrorists into Italy." At this point, there are substantial numbers of Ghanaian immigrants in Italy.

There are 30,000 legal immigrants, in addition to 12,000 minors.

Maroni pointed out two widely reported events in the news involving Ghanaian citizens: the massacre in Castelvolturno, with the murder of 6 Africans (3 from Ghana) in October of 2008 and the clashes in Rosarno last month, which involved 240 citizens from the African country. "This is another reason," said the minister, "that today's agreements are important."

The two events were also reported in Accra. A local journalist asked Maroni if Ghanaian citizens are safe in Italy. "One-hundred percent," was the minister's reply. Maroni explained how "those who come to Italy legally are treated exactly as Italians, except for the right to vote". (ANSAmed).

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