Foreign Ministry Saddened by Sinking of Immigrants Boat.
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Tripoli, 20 April 2105(Lana) The National Salvation Government
Foreign Ministry has said it was deeply saddened by the news of the
death of 700 immigrants when their boat sank in the Mediterranean
waters, as they tried to cross to Italian coast.
The Ministry expressed, in a statement on Sunday, great sadness
for this painful humanitarian tragedy, and praised efforts by the
Italian authorities and other countries in the Mediterranean to curb
down the illegal immigration in the Mediterranean Sea.
It said it fully prepared to cooperate with the Italian
government to establish the identities of the victims and to help
recover and return their remains.
The NSG has reaffirmed its firm position to fight the illegal
immigration phenomenon in spite of the poor resources.
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