A reported 7.4 billion
development-for-stopping migration deal signed by the EU with
Egypt Sunday is the best way to stem migrant flows from the
North African country to Europe, Premier Giorgia Meloni said
after a summit in Cairo Sunday.
Meloni said the initiative between the EU and Egypt was "the
best way to tackle the migratory flow, and we appreciate Egypt's
efforts in this direction.
"We aspire to work together more than before to help states of
origin an those of transit with investments and assistance to
prevent illegal immigration, to help these States to tackle
migrant trafficking."
The premier then recalled Italy's Mattei Plan and said "Italy
has a plan with African States which is the process of
realisation and amounts to five billion euros, and Egypt is part
of it".
She said "in Egypt we will sign various important bilateral
accords that are part of this plan, and migration will be one of
the themes of the G7".
She said "we are working to launch an international alliance for
the fight against human traffickers".
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