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First wave of asylum-seekers from Italy arrive in Albania under 2023 migrant deal

Migrants and security officials walk next to the European Union flag and Italian flag as they disembark from the Italian navy ship Libra that arrived in Albania as part of a deal with Italy to process thousands of asylum-seekers caught near Italian waters, in Shengjin, Albania, 16 October, 2024. REUTERS - Florion Goga

A naval ship carrying migrants intercepted in Italian waters has docked in Albania, nearly a year after Rome and Tirana reached a controversial deal to process asylum-seekers.

Sixteen men from Bangladesh and Egypt disembarked from an Italian navy vessel at Shengjin port shortly before 10:00am local time on Wednesday morning and were escorted in small groups towards the gates of an Italian-run processing centre just a few metres from the vessel.

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