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France, Italy call for good ties, but discord over migrants remains

FILE PHOTO: Italian President Sergio Mattarella meets with French President Emmanuel Macron, in Rome, Italy October 24, 2022. Italian Presidency/Handout via REUTERS

The presidents of France and Italy on Monday stressed the importance of having good relations between the two neighbours and European Union allies after harsh words from both sides over how to deal with migrants crossing the Mediterranean.

But a French Interior Ministry spokesperson said Paris would still not take in 3,000 migrants it had previously pledged to relocate from Italy, in a sign that disagreements remained.

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