Global Courant 2023-05-05 00:29:45
Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani suddenly canceled his visit to Paris today, after he called “unacceptable” the comments of the French Interior Minister criticizing the immigration policies of the Meloni government.
The French interior minister said earlier that Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni “is not capable of solving the immigration problems for which she was elected”.
That is why Italy asked for clarification on the comments of the French Minister Gerald Darmanin on a radio station, where he blamed the Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni for the increase in the number of immigrants in the country, mainly minors, and therefore those who cross the border from Italy to France.
Darmanin said in the broadcast that Meloni “is not able to solve the problems of immigration, the votes with which she came to power”, and accused her of “lying to the population”, which according to him is a “vice of the extreme right “, to which she belongs.
Although his comments referred to Meloni, they were aimed at the French right wing of Marine Le Pen, as he went on to say that Meloni had been chosen by “Le Pen’s friends”.
Darmanin’s comments come as Tajani was preparing to fly to Paris to meet his French counterpart.
But the Italian minister said that the “insults” to the Italian government did not match the spirit of “how European challenges should be faced”.
But French foreign ministry supported Darmanin’s comments, saying that ties between France and Italy are based on mutual respect between the two countries and their leaders.
The French statement added that Paris seeks to cooperate with Italy on immigration, especially in the central Mediterranean, in a spirit of solidarity, referring mainly to Tunisia, according to Foxnews.
Italy and France have clashed several times over immigration issues since last year, as Meloni came to power with promises of radical immigration policies, including a ban on Mediterranean NGO boats that bring most refugees to the islands. Italy.
Tensions flared when Italy forced France to accept 234 migrants picked up by the Ocean Viking after it refused to detain it in its ports.
Meloni came to power with promises of radical immigration policies, including a ban on Mediterranean NGO boats that bring most refugees to Italy’s islands.
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