Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini and Interior Minister Roberto Maroni are in Tunis today for negotiations with Tunisian Prime Minister Beji Caid Essebsi and others in an effort to seek Tunisian cooperation to prevent migrant departures from Tunisia. According to a statement on the Italian Foreign Ministry web site, Italy is calling for “the resumption of cooperation to combat illegal immigration” and for “immediate and adequate coastal monitoring as well as cooperation in identifying and readmitting irregular migrants.” According to ANSA, Italy is “ready to offer economic aid, personnel and equipment (vessels, equipment, radar, etc.).”
Click here (IT) for article and here and here for statements on the Italian Foreign Ministry web site (IT).
MIGRANTS AT SEA 