Pinotti working against migrant boats

(ANSA) - Rome, May 21 - Defense Minister Roberta Pinotti said Thursday that Italy is lobbying hard at the United Nations Security Council for approval of measures to destroy boats used by migrant traffickers.
    "Italy is doing diplomatic work at the UN Security Council to reach a resolution which permits military intervention," against human traffickers in Libyan waters as agreed to by the European Union.
    Those measures would permit military forces to try to halt people smugglers by destroying the boats they used to ferry migrants, usually from Libya's northern coast, across the Mediterranean to Europe.
    The voyages are very dangerous and thousands of deaths have been reported.
    Pinotti said that early stages of work involve collecting information about the traffickers.
    She added that officials want everything ready for a European leaders' summit in late June.