Confederation sends liaison officer for talks with Eritrea
Published: Sunday, Jun 23rd 2024, 05:50
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The federal government wants to send a liaison officer to the region again for talks with Eritrea. State Secretary Christine Schraner Burgener said that the country's willingness to readmit its own nationals was a prerequisite for further negotiations.
Switzerland is prepared to negotiate an agreement with Eritrea, said Christine Schraner Burgener, State Secretary for Migration, in an interview with "SonntagsBlick". So far, Eritrea has not allowed forced returns from any country.
"But we are staying on the ball and are in constant contact," she said. The liaison officer will be stationed in the Kenyan capital Nairobi and will be on site in Eritrea on a regular basis.
There are currently over 260 rejected Eritrean asylum seekers in Switzerland who would have to return. A transit agreement with a third country would not change Eritrea's position, said the State Secretary. However, the State Secretariat for Migration would examine this political demand as well as the outsourcing of asylum procedures to third countries.
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