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A ship of a Spanish relief organization with 59 migrants and refugees on board, heading to Barcelona. Italy would refuse docking to the ship
A spokesman for Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said Saturday night that the ship had the right to add a dock to Barcelona. The spokesman believes that it will take about four days to the ship to reach the port of the city
Earlier in the day, the pro-armed Spanish aid group has captured 59 migrants and refugees from a boat at sea.
The waters about 55 kilometers from the coast of Libya, illuminated an AP reporter who was aboard a nearby rescue ship
– Malta on closest to
– The nearest port is in Malta. They can only forget to call an Italian port, wrote Italian Interior Minister Matteo Salvini on Facebook and Twitter.
Salvini also wrote that Proactiva Open Arms reached the boat before the Libyan coastguard and that 59 were rescued in the area.
Twitter-quarrel
The Maltese Minister of the Interior, Michael Farrugia, rejected, however, the nearest port of Malta. He went on Twitter on Twitter in the afternoon to reply to Salvini
– Stop broadcasting bad news to go to Malta without reason, he writes.
Farrugia also published a map allegedly that 59 were saved closer to the Italian island of Lampedusa than Malta.
– We publish this card so everyone can see it. These are facts, not opinions, he wrote
Conflict of several ships
The new Italian government began to deny ships led by relief agencies to berth migrants and refugees. The Minister of the Interior, Salvini, announced Friday that Italian ports will be closed for such vessels throughout the summer.
On Wednesday, the Lifeline arrived in Malta after being denied access for several days. Malta arranged for the ship to be issued by agreement between several European countries to distribute the responsibility of the persons on board.
Also, two weeks ago, Italy and Malta refused to the migrant vessel Aquarius to add a dock. Spain then said yes to accept the ship.
(© NTB)
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