Gentiloni says dialogue with dictators 'inevitable' - update

(see related) (ANSA) - Rome, March 5 - Italian Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni said Thursday that dialogue with dictators was an inevitable part of efforts to stem the tide of migrants from North Africa. On Wednesday European Commission Vice President Frans Timmermans said it would be necessary for the EU to talk to dictators about migrant issues. "This clearly reflects the fact that it's a matter of constructing multipolar equilibriums that involve different regimes.... dictators," Gentiloni told a parliamentary committee.
    The minister added that Rome expects much more help from the European Union in dealing with the growing flows of migrants landing in Italy from North Africa. "Italy is duty-bound to ask for more," Gentiloni said.
    "Europe is duty-bound to work harder on the Mediterranean emergency, which cannot fall on the shoulders of just one country".