Migrants: Spain proposes to host the ship of Open Arms NGO

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Spain has proposed to host this Sunday, August 18 Open Arms in the port of Algeciras in the south of the country. REUTERS / Guglielmo Mangiapane

The Spanish government has proposed this Sunday, August 18 to host in the port of Algeciras (south) the boat of the NGO "Open Arms" carrying a hundred migrants, facing the "inconceivable" refusal of Italy to offer a welcome port.

The head of the Spanish government, the Socialist Pedro Sanchez, "ordered this Sunday the authorization of the port of Algeciras to receive the boat Open Arms". The ship is currently facing the Italian island of Lampedusa .

It indicates that it is authorized El Puerto de Algeciras para recibir al #OpenArms. España siempre actúa ante emergencias humanitarias. It is necessary to establish a European solution, order and solidarity, liderando el reto migratorio con los valores de progreso y humanismo de la #UE.

"Inconceivable decision of the Italian authorities"

Madrid made this decision because of the " emergency situation " on board and facing the " inconceivable decision of the Italian authorities to close all its ports, " the government said in a statement.

The ship still carries 105 adults and two children in "unsustainable" conditions, said Open Arms. " The Spanish ports are neither the nearest nor the safest for the Open Arms, but for now Spain is the only country willing to host it as part of a European solution, " he added. NGOs.

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The Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, however, issued in a statement a final appeal " to the Italian authorities to allow the disembarkation of migrants ", ensuring that they are distributed among European countries.

Italy's interior minister, right-wing leader Matteo Salvini, reluctantly left on Saturday 27 unaccompanied migrant minors . But he continues to refuse the landing of the rest of the passengers.

(With AFP)