Brussels - Istanbul: Europe and the Arabs
Today, Commissioner for Home Affairs and Migration, Magnus Brunner, is heading to Istanbul to attend the EU-Turkey High-Level Dialogue on Migration and Security, which will be held tomorrow. Turkey is hosting this dialogue, represented by the Turkish Minister of the Interior, Ali Yerlikaya.
According to a statement issued by the European Commission headquarters in Brussels, the dialogue will address several topics, such as migration management, legal migration and visa policy, efforts to combat irregular migration, including border management, combating migrant smuggling, return and readmission, bilateral cooperation and cooperation with EU agencies, the situation in Syria, and security, including the fight against terrorism, drug trafficking, and organized crime.
According to the European statement, this year's High-Level Dialogue follows the previous EU-Turkey High-Level Dialogue on Migration and Security, held in Brussels in November 2023.
Turkey is a key partner for the EU in managing migration along the Eastern Mediterranean route. The EU continues to cooperate with Turkey to promote the full and effective implementation of the EU-Turkey Statement and the EU-Turkey Readmission Agreement.