MALTA: Foreign Minister Tonio Borg says international community must not ignore problem of African migrants escaping conflict in Libya as nearly 300 arrive in Malta
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MALTA: Foreign Minister Tonio Borg says international community must not ignore problem of African migrants escaping conflict in Libya as nearly 300 arrive in Malta
- Title: MALTA: Foreign Minister Tonio Borg says international community must not ignore problem of African migrants escaping conflict in Libya as nearly 300 arrive in Malta
- Date: 30th March 2011
- Summary: CLOSE UP OF CHILD
- Embargoed: 14th April 2011 13:00
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- Location: Malta, Malta
- Country: Malta
- Topics: International Relations
- Reuters ID: LVABJSUBXWZSE7MXV9FJFO8RIV4S
- Story Text: A total of 281 migrants from Eritrea, Ethiopia and Sudan arrived by boat in Malta from Libya on Tuesday (March 29).
They disembarked in Cirkewwa in the north of Malta.
Malta has appealed to the international community for assistance in dealing with the current influx of illegal immigrants.
According to local media, Maltese Foreign Minister Tonio Borg, speaking at the London meeting on Libya, said that the international community in general and the European Union in particular could not ignore the illegal immigration problem caused by the conflict. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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