BRUSSELS, 16 March, 2021 (TON): On Monday, a call for improving the external and internal coordination on the bloc's migration issues have been made by the High Representative of the European Union (EU) for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borrell.

On Monday, the EU Ministers of Foreign and Home Affairs held an informal video conference on the external aspects of the bloc's migration policy under the new pact on migration and asylum, the media reported.

Following the meeting, Borell told the media, "The internal and external strands of migration have to go hand in hand."

He urged the member states to work in partnership with the countries of origin and transit and said, "We cannot look at the migration policy in isolation from overall relations with our partners and in order to achieve the results we are looking for.”

The Ministers, who focused in particular on migration as an important element in relations with key third countries, discussed at the meeting how to best develop and further enhance cooperation between countries of origin, transit, and destination in a comprehensive and mutually beneficial manner.