Switzerland's ambassador to Italy
was summoned to meetings Tuesday with Italian foreign ministry
officials over border problems facing Italian workers.
The problems were reportedly in the Ticino canton, the
southernmost state in Switzerland, where Italian workers have
said they are finding difficulties crossing the border.
In a statement, Italy's foreign ministry said that a 1999
European agreement on the free movement of citizens is being
breached and contradicts "the excellent state of bilateral
relations".
According to Italian officials, the Swiss ambassador agreed
and said he would press for a rapid resolution.
In June, concerns were raised by Ticino over the waves of
migrants arriving Italy and moving north into other countries.
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