Priority is saving migrant lives - Ban

(ANSA) - New York, April 27 - United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told Italian Premier Matteo Renzi that the priority in the Mediterranean migrant emergency was to save lives, the UN said Monday. After discussing his "concerns" on the crisis with Renzi and EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini, Ban stressed that "the authorities must focus on saving lives," a UN spokesperson said.