The EU  launched on Monday the EU naval operation against human smugglers and traffickers in the Mediterranean called "EUNAVFOR Med".

The Salvation Government’s Ministry of the Interior issued a press release Monday expressing great concern about the European Union’s decision to kick off the first stage of a military operation in the Mediterranean to fight the growing illegal immigration phenomenon.

The Ministry indicated that the EU’s operation could be of bad effects since there was no previous coordination with the SG and because of Libya’s status quo, pointing out that Libya will not shoulder responsibility for financial commitments to the operation or for the hazards facing the immigrants’ lives neither in the sea nor in shelter centers on Libya’s land.

The press release called for explaining the kind of measures that the operation will follow regarding the interception of the immigrants and whether or not it would deport them to their homelands on the spot.

“There should be some effective measures that guarantee the eradication of this phenomenon taking into account that Libya is currently suffering from a number of crises, let alone that any operation must adhere to Libya’s sovereignty by asking for approval from the specialized authorities.” The Ministry concluded.

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