The Vice Chairman of Libya's Presidential Council Moussa Al-Kouni announced the results of his recent tour, in which he visited Sudan and Chad, revealing his agreement with officials in the two countries to control security violations across the common borders.

Al-Kouni described his African tour, which he concluded yesterday as "successful."

Senior officials in Sudan and Libya on Tuesday expressed willingness to protect their joint border to prevent the spread of crimes and curb illegal immigration.

Deputy Chairman of Sudan’s Sovereign Council Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo on Tuesday met in Khartoum with Al-Kouni, said the sovereign council in a statement.

Dagalo called for the necessity of reactivating the role of joint forces between the two countries to protect borders and reduce illegal immigration, the statement added.

Director of the African department at Sudan’s Foreign Ministry Hassan Abdul-Salam Omer said the meeting reviewed the bilateral relations and how to enhance and develop them further, according to the statement.

He added that Al-Kouni invited Sudan to participate in the conference of defense ministers of Libya’s neighboring countries, to be held in September.

The Undersecretary of Libya’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation for Political Affairs Mohammed Khalil Issa commended Sudan’s supportive stances to Libya, according to the statement.

Issa expressed his country’s willingness to form joint forces among the neighboring countries to monitor the border.

A quartet agreement, signed by Libya, Chad, Niger and Sudan in May 2018, stipulates deployment of forces to secure the joint border and combat cross-border crimes and illegal immigration.