A European agreement was reached to disembark and distribute the 356 migrants aboard Ocean Viking in six European Union countries, Maltese Prime Minister Joseph Muscat said Friday. France is committed to welcoming 150 of the 356 migrants on board.
#Malta will transfer these people to @Armed_Forces_MT vessels outside territorial waters, and will take them onshore. All #migrants will be relocated to other Member States: France, Germany, #Ireland, #Luxembourg, #Portugal and #Romania. None will remain in Malta -JM 2/2
- Joseph Muscat (@JosephMuscat_JM) August 23, 2019"All the migrants aboard" the NGO SOS Mediterranean and Médecins sans Frontière humanitarian boat will be transferred to a Maltese military boat, then brought to shore and distributed between France, Germany, Ireland, Luxembourg, Portugal and Romania, said Joseph Muscat on his Twitter account. None of them will stay in Malta.