Prime Minister Joseph Muscat and his wife Michelle met US President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle. Dr Muscat is in New York for the 68th session of the United Nations General Assembly. Dr Muscat discussed the burden of irregular migration in the Mediterranean with UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, insisting the status quo was not acceptable. This was why Malta was insisting for “just” and concrete solutions with the EU. Mr Ban Ki-moon said the UN appreciated Malta’s role in this challenge.

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