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Shipwreck of Cutro, the survivors and relatives of the victims at Palazzo Chigi. Meloni: 'The search for the missing continues'

2023-03-16T14:07:22.514Z


The premier: 'The search for the missing continues'. Then again he assured 'Italy's diplomatic commitment within the EU to follow up on requests for reception and reunification in other European countries' (ANSA)


The meeting between Meloni and the survivors of Cutro lasted about an hour and a half the confidential meeting between Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani, Undersecretary to the Prime Minister Alfredo Mantovano, and the families of the victims and survivors of the shipwreck of Cutro.

The more than thirty people in the delegation left the seat of government from the rear entrance, returning aboard the police coach with tinted windows in which they were accompanied to their appointment.

The survivors and relatives of the victims of the Cutro shipwreck thanked the premier, during the visit to Palazzo Chigi, for the aid from the government.

This was reported by executive sources who define this appointment as "very positive".

On the part of the survivors and family members, the request to the premier for further aid and support also for transfers from Italy to other countries.

Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni "guaranteed that the search for the bodies will continue, including those presumably imprisoned in the boat, still stranded on the seabed",

reports Palazzo Chigi.

Meloni "assured Italy's diplomatic commitment within the EU to follow up on requests for reception and reunification in other European countries, in particular in Germany; for a free Afghanistan that respects human rights, especially those of women ; to overcome the various crises that have hit Pakistan, Palestine and Syria".

"The meeting took place in an emotional and moved atmosphere - so Palazzo Chigi -. Relatives and survivors turned to President Meloni by 'appealing to her mother's heart', who asked them how aware they were of the risks associated with crossings of the Mediterranean and reaffirmed the Government's line in the fight against traffickers in human beings, in order to avoid other tragedies such as those that occurred recently".

"Thank you for your presence and for the clarity with which you have expressed your dramas and your requests," said Meloni.

Source: ansa

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