"Precise guarantees" on the number
of Sea Watch migrants other EU countries will take in, and how
and when they will do so, are needed before the 42 rescued
migrants are allowed to land at Lampedusa, interior ministry
sources said Friday.
"The refusal to disembark and the Italian government's hard
line, and that of Interior Minister Matteo Salvini in
particular, are starting to bear their first fruit," they said.
"Some European countries are confirming their willingness to
rapidly welcome the immigrants currently on board the Sea Watch.
"Before we unblock the situation, however, we need precise
guarantees on the numbers, times, and ways.
"The government is determined to prosecute whoever may have
broken the law: they will have to pay the consequences.
"The silence of Dutch authorities remains shameful".
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