16:13 03/11/2022
Rishi Sunak’s spokeswoman: We thank Albania for its cooperation in the fight against traffickers
After Prime Minister Edi Rama’s statements that Great Britain should not discriminate against Albanians, but work to strengthen its borders against illegal immigration, the British Prime Minister’s office, Rishi Sunak, reacted.
A spokeswoman for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said that Great Britain has a strong relationship with Albania and is grateful for the work it does to fight human trafficking.
“We want to continue to do everything we can with international partners to break the business model of human traffickers and we are grateful to Albania for the work it does with us in this direction”, said in response.
Earlier this year, the United Kingdom signed an agreement with Albania to remove its citizens who do not have the right to stay, and the British government has said it wants to find a way to speed up the processing of asylum applications from Albanians.
“More than 1,000 Albanians, including some who crossed the Channel illegally to come to the UK ” have returned based on this agreement, inform authorities there.
According to British government statistics, citizens from Albania now make up the largest single group crossing the canal in small boats.
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