Italy will take in migrant children and parents from two NGO ships while a "turning point" is needed from the EU on migrants as Italy's disappointment is "strong", Premier Giuseppe Conte said Tuesday.
"Italy has assumed a position of rigour, strong, a turning point compared to the past," he said.
"But it has been clear and structured: you need a structured approach in the management of flows.
"The disappointment is strong, towards Europe.
"Everyone has a truth, our truth is that we are fighting traffickers".
Italy has closed its ports to NGO rescue ships, two of which are currently off Malta having spent 18 days stranded in the Med with 49 migrants aboard.
Conte added that Italy would take in children and parents "without betraying" its tough line.
He said there was a limit to the policy of "rigour".
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