"Are you aware of the risks of crossings?" .
This is what Giorgia Meloni said to the survivors and relatives of the victims of the Cutro tragedy, received at Palazzo Chigi in an "excited and moved" atmosphere.
Relatives and survivors have turned to the premier by "appealing to her mother's heart", the Prime Minister reiterated the government's hard line in the fight against human traffickers , "in order to avoid tragedies".
"Thank you for your presence and for the clarity with which you have expressed your dramas and your requests", said the leader of the Brothers of Italy in the private meeting, which lasted about an hour and a half, which Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani and Undersecretary to the Prime Minister Alfredo Mantovano also took part . About thirty people received at Palazzo Chigi, who were then accompanied by a police bus to Ciampino airport to leave for Crotone.
Giorgia Meloni « assured Italy's diplomatic commitment within the EU to follow up on requests for reception and reunification in other European countries, particularly 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 prime minister also guaranteed that " the search for the bodies will continue , including those presumably imprisoned in the boat and represented her personal closeness and that of the entire government to those present".
The relatives of the victims and the survivors, Palazzo Chigi informs in a note , «we sincerely thanked the Prime Minister for the meeting, for the work in their aid, for what Italy has done in Afghanistan and for how much more can be done do in the future ".
(Unioneonline/L)