French Prime Minister Michel Barnier
on Friday will travel to Menton in France and then Ventimiglia,
both close to the Italian-French border, to discuss the fight
against illegal immigration with Deputy Premier and Foreign
Minister Antonio Tajani and Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi,
the French government said on Wednesday.
French cabinet sources also said Barnier will be accompanied by
French Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau, the architect of
planned new hardline immigration policies.
A "working meeting" is scheduled between the four members of the
Italian and French cabinets.
Earlier this month, the two governments had agreed to create, at
the beginning of 2025, a joint unit of cooperation to exchange
information of migrant smuggling networks based on cooperation
that has been ongoing between France and Great Britain since
2020.
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