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‘Meet humanitarian responsibility’: Berlin to parties in migrant ship row
BERLIN, June 11, 2018 (BSS/AFP) – Germany on Monday urged Italy and Malta to
“meet their humanitarian responsibilities”, as the two EU countries refuse to
allow a rescue ship carrying hundreds of migrants to dock.
“As far as the refugee ship is concerned, I can say that we are concerned
about the situation of the people on this ship, the Aquarius, and that the
government calls on all parties to to fulfill their humanitarian
responsibility,” said German government spokesman Steffen Seibert.
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