Dimitris Avramopoulos, Commissioner for Migration, Home Affairs and Citizenship and Federica Mogherini, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy participated in the ministerial conferences of the Rabat and Khartoum Processes in Rome.

Following the conferences, Avramopoulos said that "The Rabat Process has now entered a new phase. Our 'Rome Declaration' underscores two priority areas: first, strengthening the link between migration and development; second, the prevention of and fight against irregular migration.

The Rome Declaration has also added a new pillar for cooperation: international protection. For the Khartoum Process, today we laid down the foundations for substantial political cooperation amongst the countries of origin, transit and destination along the EU-Horn of Africa migration route."