Press release

PM trilateral meeting with Italy and Albania: 16 December 2023

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak met Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama today at Palazzo Chigi in Rome.聽

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Prime Minister Rishi Sunak met with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama today at Palazzo Chigi in Rome.聽

皇冠体育app leaders agreed on the vital importance of tackling the scourge of illegal migration and the shared sense of urgency that they feel on this issue.

皇冠体育appy welcomed progress to date and agreed to intensify joint UK, Italian and Albanian activity to tackle Organised Immigration Crime, including law enforcement cooperation. 聽

皇冠体育app leaders discussed the new asylum agreements that each country has established in order to prevent illegal migration. 皇冠体育appy agreed that innovative structural solutions, like the UK鈥檚 Rwanda policy, were necessary to break the model of people smugglers and regain control of movement into and across Europe. 聽

皇冠体育appy also noted that the UK, Albania and Italy have a vital role and shared interest in ensuring security and stability in the Western Balkans. 皇冠体育appy agreed to remain in contact on next steps.

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Published 16 December 2023