ROME, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said in an interview on Monday that she sent a letter to European Union leaders calling for immediate action by the bloc to stop boat migrant trips to Europe.
Speaking a day after a shipwreck that killed more than 60 migrants off southern Italy, Meloni told RAI public television: “the only way to tackle this issue seriously, with humanity, is to stop the departures.” (Reporting by Alvise Armellini Editing by Chris Reese)
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