European, African leaders meet in Tripoli for migration forum

European and African leaders gathered in Libya on Wednesday to attend the Trans-Mediterranean Migration Forum in an effort to collaborate on finding solutions to the migration issue.

Libya along with European and African countries agreed Wednesday to establish investment projects in Africa aiming to curb irregular migration to Europe, during an international forum on migration.Italian Prime Minister Meloniat the forum called for a "multilateral approach" to combating human trafficking, "one of the most powerful criminal networks in the world".