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Sanchez reiterated his support for circular and regular migration between the two countries. He also mentioned incorporating new sectors such as training and capacity building for Senegalese workers who move to Spain.
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez met with Senegal President Bassirou Diomaye Faye at Dakar as the last of his visits to Sahel countries. The Spanish Prime Minister’s main objective was to strengthen cooperation between these countries and Spain to control irregular migration from the region to Spain’s Canary Islands.
Together both heads of state addressed a press conference, where Sanchez reiterated his support for circular and regular migration between the two countries. He also mentioned incorporating new sectors such as training and capacity building for Senegalese workers who move to Spain. Pitching for orderly migration, the Spanish Prime Minister said that it was convenient for the countries of origin as well as for the countries of destination as against irregular migration which was a hell that leads to extreme situations of exploitation. Sánchez began his tour on Tuesday in Mauritania, where he said Spain would renew cooperation between the two nations’ security forces to combat people smuggling.
He visited Gambia on Wednesday and met with President Adama Barrow, stating afterward that the two countries had agreed to work together on security, as well as on opportunities for legal, temporary migration.
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The three coastal African nations have become the main departure points for migrants trying to reach the Canary Islands, a Spanish archipelago located close to the African coast and used as a stepping stone for migrants and refugees trying to reach continental Europe. More than 22,000 people have disembarked on its shores since January, according to Spain’s Interior Ministry, more than double the number of irregular arrivals for the same period last year.
