Close dialogue Meloni-Scholz on migration - Palazzo Chigi

(ANSA) - ROME, SEP 27 - Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz have discussed migration in a phone call held ahead of upcoming European Councils, Palazzo Chigi said in a note late on Thursday.
    "Chancellor Scholz illustrated the reasons on which are based a recent German decision reintroducing border controls with neighbouring countries and further initiatives introduced by Germany to counter irregular arrivals", the note said.
    "It was agreed to maintain a close dialogue on the theme also in view of the upcoming European Councils, with the objective of consolidating the connection between the internal and external dimension of the EU's migration policy, strengthening in particular the policies in terms of partnerships with countries of origin and transit of migrants, returns, the fight against human traffickers and legal migration", according to the note.
    On Friday, Italian President Sergio Mattaralla is in Berlin where he is scheduled to meet with President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and Chancellor Olaf Scholz as part of a State visit to Germany. (ANSA).