The Italian government's policy on
immigration "is sickening", the spokesman for President Emmanuel
Macron's party La République En Marche, Gabriel Attal, told
broadcaster Public Sénat on Tuesday.
The lawmaker denounced the decision taken by Italian Interior
Minister Matteo Salvini at the weekend to shut down Italian
ports to migrant-rescue vessel Aquarius run by NGO Mediterranee,
which is carrying over 600 migrants.
He said that France was looking for "pragmatic solutions".
"My thoughts first of all go to the 629 people aboard this
boat", he said.
"I think that the Italian government's line is sickening.
"It is inadmissible to deal in low politics at the expense of
human lives. I find it foul".
Asked what France was planning to do to help the over 600
people on board he said that "we have been in this situation for
less than 24 hours, I think the president (Emmanuel Macron) and
the government are looking into what it is possible to do".
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