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Italy economy minister cancels Paris meeting over migrant spat

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Italy's Economy Minister Giovanni Tria cancelled a meeting with his French counterpart in Paris today amid a diplomatic row over a migrant ship that Rome refused to accept.

"The minister #GiovanniTria has cancelled his meeting with the French Minister of the Economy and Finance (Bruno) #LeMaire," the ministry said on Twitter.

The tweet confirmed that Tria's meeting with German Economy Minister Olaf Scholz scheduled tomorrow would go ahead in Berlin.

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First Published: Jun 13 2018 | 6:20 PM IST

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