Italy is to sign an agreement with
Egypt to prevent migrant trafficking, Foreign Minister and
Deputy Premier Antonio Tajani said on Wednesday.
"We will work with Egypt for the stability of the Mediterranean
area, we will sign an agreement to stop human traffickers," said
Tajani after meeting with the Secretary General of the Arab
League Ahmed Abdoul Gheit in Cairo.
During the meeting, the minister said he had "reiterated Italy's
commitment to welcoming legal migrants, about half a million
over three years, but also its strong determination to fight
human traffickers who exploit the desperation of people from
Africa and the Middle East to make money, in the knowledge that
they will not have an easy life in Europe".
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