Migrants wait at the operational centre called the "Hotspot" to receive registration papers from the Red Cross on the Italian island of Lampedusa, on September 17, 2023. The European Union presented on September 17, 2023, an emergency plan for Italy to help it handle migrant arrivals after a record number of people landed on its island of Lampedusa over the past week. Since a week, around 8,500 people -- more than the island's entire local population -- have arrived in around 200 boats, according to the UN migration agency. AFP - ZAKARIA ABDELKAFI
France says it will not welcome any migrants coming from the Italian island of Lampedusa, which last week saw a record number of arrivals.
Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin made the announcement late Tuesday, adding that Paris was ready to help Rome return migrants to countries with which the countries have good diplomatic relations – citing the example of Cote d’Ivoire and Senegal.
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