The Italian Interior Minister Mateo Salvini insists that the ports of Italy will remain closed to NGOs and traffickers who bring immigrants to Italy.

He had previously complained to Germany that while immigrants often are on board German-flagged ships, they instead of going to Germany they always choose Italian ports.

?AGGIORNAMENTO
Altre vite messe a rischio da Ong straniera, partita da acque libiche in direzione Italia: il nostro governo ha scritto al governo tedesco perché si faccia carico del problema e dal @Viminale abbiamo DIFFIDATO la nave dall’entrare in acque italiane.#portichiusi?? pic.twitter.com/AoupaqvPm3

— Matteo Salvini (@matteosalvinimi) April 4, 2019