According to the government of Cyprus, Pope Francis wants to take 50 migrants back to Italy after his visit to the Mediterranean island.
The Cypriot President Nikos Anastasiadis thanked the head of the church during his visit to Nicosia on Thursday for this “symbolic initiative”, which was “a strong signal for the necessity and the necessary revision of the EU migration policy”.
The Vatican has not initially confirmed the information.
Previously, in a speech in a Maronite church in Nicosia, the pontiff had called on Europeans to "unity", particularly on issues of migration.
Cyprus is currently experiencing a sharp increase in refugee arrivals.
Some of the most important refugee routes for people from Africa and Asia who want to get to Europe lead across the Mediterranean Sea.
Pope Francis arrived in Cyprus on Thursday for a two-day visit.
Afterwards he wants to travel to Greece.
It is the second visit by a Pope to Cyprus, the majority of whose population belongs to the Christian Orthodox Church.
In 2010 the then Pope Benedict XVI.
visited the EU member state.