The new three-party Maghreb Union has held its first international meeting to discuss irregular migration with European partners. Once again, Morocco and Mauritania were excluded. On Thursday, Interior Ministers from Algeria, Tunisia, and Libya met in Rome with their Italian counterpart to discuss cooperation on border issues and irregular migration, “aiming to develop a new approach that considers the interests of countries of origin, transit, and destination,” as stated by the Algerian Ministry of Interior. During the meeting, Italy’s Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi underscored the impor…