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(ANSA) - Rome, August 14 - Five EU countries have reached an
agreement to receive the 141 migrants recently saved by the
Aquarius NGO-run search-and-rescue ship in the Mediterranean,
European Home Affairs Commissioner Dimitris Avramopoulos told
ANSA on Tuesday.
The countries are Spain, France, Portugal, Germany and
Luxembourg.
The Aquarius will dock in Malta.
Malta and Italy had both refused to allow the ship access to
their ports.
5 EU countries to take Aquarius migrants
NGO-run ship to dock in Malta