Rescued migrants arrives in the harbour of Lampedusa, “The Royal Navy is already saving lives at sea but we need to agree action today to get after the criminal gangs,” British Defence Minister Michael Fallon said as he arrived for the talks. More than 5,000 migrants, many escaping civil war in Syria, have died over the past 18 months while trying to cross from North Africa, often on flimsy rubber dinghies or crowded fishing boats.īritain, France, Germany, Italy and Spain have already promised to deploy warships for the mission, a rare joint military venture for the 28-nation European bloc that prefers political and financial gambits. She has however insisted there is no question of EU “boots on the ground” in Libya, where political chaos and the rising threat of Islamic State militants make it the main launching point for people risking their lives to cross the sea. “I think that after we take the decision today it is more likely for the Security Council to take a resolution.” “Today the main point will be taking the decision to establish the EU operation at sea to dismantle the criminal networks that are smuggling people in the Mediterranean,” Mogherini told reporters.
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