Interior MInister Luciana Lamorgese said Friday she was concerned that more migrants would arrive from North Africa Italy due to the grain crisis sparked by the Ukraine war.
She said “some 300 million people are at risk of poverty and hunger, and we must necessarily think that there will be an increase in (migrant) flows, also in other countries and not just Italy.
“There has been an increase of 286% in Cyprus while we’re over 30% in Italy, where some 20,000 people have landed since the start of the year.
“Unless they manage to bring the grain out of the Black Sea ports we must expect a bigger flow.
“We are concerned, like all first-landing countries.
“There will certainly be a higher number”.
Diplomatic action on Ukraine must continue with force, Lamorgese stressed.
“Diplomatic activity must go ahead with ever increasing force,” she told Skytg24.
“The European leaders and our premier are intervening in all ways and at all levels at the European Council to arrive at a programme that sees peace developed in that country as soon as possible.
“Certainly, it is not simple because diplomatic activity needs two sides.
“When a point of contact is found in the negotiations, which must be reserved, they will also be able to come out and speak openly.
“We have to be very cautious”.
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