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EU must share efforts on Lampedusa - Guterres

'There need to be solidarity mechanisms' says UN chief

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(see related) (ANSA) - ROME, SEP 13 - Migration management cannot be left to countries of first arrival but rather efforts need to be shared, United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres said in answer to a question about the situation on Lampedusa.
    "Efforts cannot be made only by the countries of first arrival but must be shared, this is an EU problem and there must be solidarity mechanisms," said Guterres.
    "The flow includes refugees and people who essentially move for economic reasons," he added.
    "Everyone must see their human rights respected but there is a way to determine refugee status.
    "In any case, it is essential that there be European solidarity," he concluded. (ANSA).
   

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