European Unions heads of governemnt are to discuss illegal immigration during a summit in Brussels on Thursday and Friday, the Foreign Ministry said today.

Also on the agenda is the economic crisis, measures to boost employment, climate change and sustainable development.

The Foreign Ministry said that Malta, Italy Greece and Cyprus insisted at a foreign ministers' meeting yesterday that the Immigration Pact agreed by European leaders last October had to be implemented. They also called for a conclusion to the proposed EU-Libya Framework Agreement by the end of this year.

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