The Nationalist Party hopes an agreement on irregular migration can be reached at next Thursday’s European Union summit.

In a message on World Refugee Day, PN spokesman Francis Zammit Dimech said one should consider the hardship suffered by millions of people who had to flee their countries, putting their lives at risk to seek protection elsewhere.

The Mediterranean, Dr Zammit Dimech said, had become a cemetery for thousands of people who risked their lives in a desperate attempt to start a new life.

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