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Italy summons French ambassador amid migrant row

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Last Updated : Jun 13 2018 | 1:20 PM IST

Italy's foreign ministry said it had summoned the French ambassador today, amid a diplomatic spat between the two countries over the handling of a migrant crisis.

Yesterday, French President Emmanuel Macron accused Italy of "irresponsibility" after the Rome government refused to open its ports to an NGO ship carrying hundreds of migrants in the Mediterranean.

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First Published: Jun 13 2018 | 1:20 PM IST

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