The first ever summit between the European Union and Arab states has ended in the Egyptian tourist resort Sharm el-Sheikh.

The leaders pledged to tackle terrorism, radicalisation and organised crime.

They also talked about migration but it appears that the European Union's plan for "regional disembarkation platforms" was dropped, the BBC's Newsday radio programme is reporting.

They were meant to be centres in the countries where migrants start their journeys, where officials can assess who are the genuine asylum seekers.

Catherine Woollard, the secretary general of the campaign group, European Centre for Refugees and Exiles told Newsday's Alan Kasujja that North African countries never accepted the idea.