(Finance) – The France stated that it is ready to welcome part of the 234 migrants who are currently on board the humanitarian ship “Ocean Viking“, waiting for a safe harbor in Italy.” We told Italy, and we say it together with Germany, that if that humanitarian ship will be welcomed in Italy, we too will welcome part of the migrantsof women and children, so that Italy does not have to take on the burden of this arrival of migrants alone “, assured the French Minister of the Interior, Gérald Darmanininterviewed this morning by RMC-BFMTV.
“I met the new Italian Interior Minister – he added -. We do not doubt that Italy will respect the right international“.” But we also tell Italy that the problem of its geography, of being the closest country to this ship, does not mean that it should be left alone. “” We did not doubt for a single moment that Italy, a member of the ‘The European Union, which has signed all international conventions, respects international law by welcoming the Ocean Viking in one of its ports “, stressed Darmanin.
“For years we have been arguing that Central European states must take charge of alleviating the pressure of migrant arrivals on Italy and Malta: for us the important thing is that the Ocean Viking disembarks in the nearest safe port and we hope that this happens as soon as possible “, argued the NGO Sos Méditerranée. “The redistribution of migrants is not our responsibility, so we have nothing to comment on this,” she added.