France to conduct asylum seeker checks in Libya: French president Emmanuel Macron

France will set up a processing centre this summer in Libya for asylum seekers trying to reach Europe, Emmanuel Macron said.
France's President Emmanuel Macron (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
France's President Emmanuel Macron (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

ORLEANS: France will set up a processing centre this summer in Libya for asylum seekers trying to reach Europe across the Mediterranean, President Emmanuel Macron announced Thursday.

"The idea is to create hotspots to avoid people taking crazy risks when they are not all eligible for asylum. We'll go to them," he said during a visit to a refugee shelter in central France, adding the plan would be put in place "this summer".

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