French president Emmanuel Macron on Thursday praised Italy for its "excellent" management of the migration crisis in the Mediterranean and urged its authorities to keep up their efforts.
During a visit to Rome, Macron lauded Italy's "excellent work in countering the destabilising effect of the migratory phenomenon."
"Italy has been able to stabilise an extremely critical situation...I respect it for the work is has done and for the quality of this work," Macron told journalists.
He was speaking during at a press conference after a meeting with Italy's prime minister Paolo Gentiloni.
"The migration crisis is not over, and there are still very significant flows occurring," Macron said.
He urged "determination, efficiency and humanity" in handling the ongoing migration to Europe.
