(ANSA) - ROME, DECEMBER 19 - "The government is with you", said Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio in a video link with the families of Sicilian fishermen who are returning to Italy after more than three months of imprisonment in Libya.
Present at the meeting, according to what is learned, also the shipowners of the fishing boats, the mayor of Mazara del Vallo and the minister Alfonso Bonafede.
"We did our best to bring the fishermen back to Italy before Christmas. And we did it. Tomorrow will be a historic day," he said.
The relief of the fishermen's relatives melted into applause during the meeting, according to those present at the meeting.
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