(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) Interior ministers of five European Union (EU) Mediterranean
countries on Saturday called for more EU solidarity on migration
and more efforts to prevent irregular migration, trend reports citing
xinhua .
At the end of the so-called 'Med 5' ministerial-level meeting
held in Malta's capital Valletta on Friday and Saturday, ministers
of Malta, Greece, Italy, Spain and Cyprus signed a joint
declaration.
The meeting was held just days after a deadly migrant shipwreck
off Italy. At least 64 migrants died on Feb. 26 when their boat hit
rocks near the coast of the southern Italian region of
Calabria.
The five ministers agreed that more work needs to be done at a
European level to address the root causes of migration and prevent
irregular migration, according to the joint declaration released by
the Maltese Ministry for Home Affairs, Security, Reforms and
Equality.
They reaffirmed their position on the need to 'strike a balance
between (EU) Member States' responsibilities on the one hand and
the need for solidarity on the other,' the joint declaration
said.
They also called for more efforts for 'the establishment of a
permanent and mandatory solidarity mechanism that factors the real
needs of frontline Member States and ensures that these needs are
fully met through the solidarity contributions.'
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