Security officials from Tunisia, Libya, and Algeria have held talks in Tripoli on strengthening cooperation to secure their shared borders.
According to Libya’s Interior Ministry of the Tripoli-based government, Tuesday’s meeting discussed ways to enhance cooperation in border security, combat cross-border organized crime, tackle terrorism, and curb illegal migration.
Security authorities in the three countries are working along their shared borders to counter irregular migration from sub-Saharan African countries, as well as smuggling operations and the risks of militant infiltration.
The Libyan ministry said in a statement that the three countries are keen to strengthen joint security cooperation and to develop operational mechanisms to be highly ready in confronting cross-border security threats and challenges, thus contributing to enhanced security and stability and protecting the shared interests of the region’s peoples.
The ministry explained on its Facebook page that the meeting “addressed ways to enhance cooperation among the three countries in securing borders and combating cross-border organized crime, in a way that strengthens security and stability in the region.”
It stressed that the meeting comes within the framework of ongoing efforts by the three countries to consolidate security and stability, strengthen partnership and security integration, and help protect shared borders while combating various forms of organized crime.
The joint Libyan-Algerian-Tunisian task force responsible for securing the shared borders was established in January 2025.
Its formation came as part of an agreement between the interior ministers of the three states to raise the level of security coordination, unify efforts to control the borders, combat cross-border organized crime, and address illegal migration.
