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'Spike in landings due to power vacuum on Libyan coasts'

Slow down departures from Bangladesh and Pakistan - Chigi summit

'Spike in landings due to power vacuum on Libyan coasts'

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(ANSA) - ROME, JAN 29 - A sudden spike in migrant landings in Italy recorded in recent weeks is thought to be linked to a power vacuum that has developed on part of the coast of the western Libyan area of Tripolitania, with militias that have taken control of some ports and thought they could make huge profits by making so many boats leave in just a few days, an Italian government immigration summit at Palazzo Chigi said Wednesday.
    The situation now seems more stable, thanks also to the sea conditions that are less favorable to departures, officials said, also in light of intelligence information.
    The government, sources said, is aiming to start discussions with Bangladesh and Pakistan, the countries of origin of the largest number of migrants this year, to slow departures.
    (ANSA).
   

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