Meloni receives Scholz: "On migrants, more attention to EU countries under pressure"

"We hope that on the issue of migrants we can find ourselves halfway to defending the interests of all nations". Thus the Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni during the press conference at Palazzo Chigi with the German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, on a visit to Rome.

"We are working to find solutions and find a point of agreement: I am convinced that reaching a solution is a priority but I also think it is important to pay attention to the claims of the countries that are most under pressure ," added Meloni.

For his part, the Berlin leader explained: «The challenges of migration and refugees can only be overcome together in the European Union, this is a principle we share. Offloading problems onto others or pointing the finger at others are attempts destined to fail. We must do what is necessary. That Italy must undertake many efforts given i

many immigrants arriving in Italy, it is evident, many asylum seekers also arrive in Germany. We welcomed one million Ukrainians and 240,000 other refugees who asked

asylum".

«It doesn't help - added Scholz - to point the finger at each other, we have to cooperate. Cooperation with countries of origin and transit is very important also because we have

need qualified personnel. We have welcomed 6 million people since the 1940s. Common migration paths are needed. It is right if Italy and the European Commission are

active in their contribution to cooperation with countries on the African coast. This is a European ambition."

The face-to-face meeting was an opportunity to take stock of the relations between Rome and Berlin: «We want to strengthen and intensify the bilateral dialogue also thanks to the Italy-Germany Action Plan on which we have basically reached agreement and which we would like adopt at the next intergovernmental summit to be held in Germany by the end of the year," underlined the Italian prime minister.

Maximum agreement on support for Kiev in an anti-Russian function. "Together we stand by Ukraine, which we support with weapons, with military training and we will do so as long as it is necessary," Scholz assured.

(Unioneonline/lf)