Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani described the agreement to deliver five patrol boats funded by the European Union to Libya, as the correct option to address the migration problem according to Italian news agency Agenzia Nova.

Nova added that Tajani had indicated in a radio statement that "it is right to address the problem of migration according to a European strategy," pointing out that Italy needs to invest in Africa against climate change, terrorism, poverty and disease.

Tajani said that his country was in need of joint action at the European level to curb illegal immigration, whether on the Balkan route or the Mediterranean.