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<p>There is an ongoing dialogue on migration related issues between representatives
of the UK and Eritrean governments, including a recent meeting with my Hon. Friend,
the Immigration and Security Minister (James Brokenshire)and the Eritrean Foreign
Minister Osman Saleh on 27 November in Rome. This took place in the margins of a conference
to launch the new European Union - African Union ‘Khartoum Process’.</p><p>The UK
is playing an active role in this initiative which is bringing together EU countries
and those in the Horn of Africa, including Eritrea, to support dialogue and cooperation
to tackle people smuggling and human trafficking in the region. More recently, there
has been a visit to Eritrea by a joint delegation of senior Home Office and Foreign
Office officials on 9-11 December to discuss a range of migration topics, including
the current drivers of irregular migration and ways to mitigate it, asylum and returns,
and potential areas for joint co-operation.</p><p> </p>
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