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France and Malta agreed to accept 50 migrants among those rescued on the eve of Italy in the Mediterranean. Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte has announced
According to him, other European countries will also take asylum seekers. "This is the first important result after the phone call and the exchange of letters that I had with the 27 European leaders," added Conte in a statement posted on his Facebook profile. official Saturday.
Malta Prime Minister Joseph Muscat has confirmed that his small Mediterranean island will receive 50 people. "Malta does not just ask but also offers solidarity," he wrote on Twitter, reports Reuters.
L-450 immigrant jinżlu l-Italja; Malta toffri l-assistenza flower-gvern taljan – jm – https://t.co/iF3DHQFTLO pic.twitter.com/leepHiuV2L
Under international law, refugees can not be returned to a place where their life is in danger. Both the United Nations and the EU have decided that Libya is dangerous.
In the past, Italy denied access to its waters to the rescue boat of the German charity Lifeline and the rescue boat SAS Mediterranean Aquarius. The Lifeline, which contained about 230 migrants rescued at sea, was accepted by Malta, while the Aquarius refugees were taken to Spain.
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