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Malta ‘essential partner’ in combatting global threats US Charge d’Affaires Malta has recently teamed up with Turkey in an attempt to make Libya stable. According to reports, Malta and Turkey are in talks to develop a collaboration agreement to fight irregular migration. What is the U.S. reaction to this? Malta’s strategic position in the Mediterranean at the cross-roads between Europe, Africa, and the Middle East, and its membership in the European Union underline Malta’s role as one of our key international partners in finding solutions to issues of global transnational importance, such as weapons proliferation, trafficking in drugs and persons, migration, and protecting our borders. The United States government is closely watching the situation in Libya and we remain engaged with the Maltese on the plight of irregular migrants. In fact, this was a major theme of the discussions during U.S. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper’s recent visit to Malta. Where are we in terms of the war on terrorism and has the threat from ISIS and al Qaeda diminished? The United States is working with countries around the world to combat terrorism through multilateral engagement and international organizations. We continue to build upon the strong alliances the United States has brought together to combat terrorism. Together, with our international partners, we have destroyed ISIS’s physical caliphate
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