Threats multiply, security a priority says Meloni (3)

(ANSA) - ROME, DEC 21 - Premier Giorgia Meloni on Saturday said security was a priority for Europe, arriving at the North-South Summit in Saariselka, Finland.
    "We need more security and I think that putting together nations from the North and South, which have historically often been on very different fronts on European issues, to discuss what today represents a priority for Europe is a very smart choice", said the prime minister, thanking her Finnish counterpart Petteri Orpo.
    "From the theme of migrants, to the theme of defence, to the theme of a scenario in which hybrid wars and threats multiply we must put together our efforts.
    "This is our priority", she concluded.
    Security, defence and immigration are the themes at the centre of the summit, which is also attended by Swedish Premier Ulf Kristersson, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas.
    European security was at the centre of talks on Saturday morning while immigration was on the agenda in the afternoon. (ANSA).