France is ready to discuss immigration with Britain if London is ready for a serious discussion, Interior Minister Geral Darmanen said tonight, urging the British government once again to “limit” its “economic attractiveness” to them. Immigrants.
In a press conference given by Darmanen, he said that the French Prime Minister Jean Castex will write tomorrow to his British counterpart, Boris Johnson, to mention the demands of France.
“The French government is ready to resume talks with the British authorities if there is no more bilingualism,” he added.
The two countries, which were already at stake in the post-Brexit settlement, have blamed each other for not doing enough to manage illegal immigration, especially after 27 people drowned in the English Channel last Wednesday. As a result of the rupture, France canceled an invitation to British Home Secretary Perry Patel for a meeting with four of its European counterparts to discuss the issue.
Asked about Britain’s proposal for joint patrols to prevent other boats from sailing off the French coast, Darmanen said: “Can you imagine French police on British beaches? We are not subcontractors to the British government. “
“The key issue of UK attractiveness is undoubtedly the main reason for the situation we are facing,” he added.
France, Darmanen said, wants an agreement between the European Union and the United Kingdom on illegal immigration through the Channel because “we can not have a simple agreement on the readmission of migrants to (French) territory,” he explained.
Darmanen said the Le Touke agreement on border controls between Britain and France should be respected, but argued that migrants crossing the Channel in small boats were not covered by it. He also argued that the Le Touque agreements, which entered into force in 2004, concerned issues related to legal immigration and not irregularity.
Darmanen also confirmed that from Wednesday the European service Frontex will develop an aircraft that will monitor the coastline “night and day”, thus helping the authorities not only of France but also of the Netherlands and Belgium.
By November 20, some 31,500 migrants had sailed from the French coast to reach Britain, and 7,800 of them had to be rescued by the port.
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