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Finnish PM expresses sympathy over Mediterranean boat tragedy

Xinhua, April 21, 2015 Adjust font size:

Finnish Prime Minister Alexander Stubb issued a statement on Monday to express his sympathy over the Mediterranean boat tragedy in which more than 700 migrants are feared have died.

"It is not only an immense human tragedy but also a serious challenge for the whole of Europe", Stubb said in the statement.

He appreciated the decision made by the EU High Representative Federica Mogherini to put migration issues on the agenda of the EU's foreign and interior ministers' meeting on Monday.

The migrant boat carrying more than 700 people capsized nearly 200 kilometers south of the Italian island of Lampedusa late on Saturday. So far nearly 50 persons were rescued. Endit