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In order to tackle the phenomenon of migration, the root causes must be addressed, President of the Hellenic Republic Nicos Christodoulides said today.
In a statement to the media from Rome, where he is participating in the International Conference on Migration and Development, at the invitation of the Prime Minister of Italy, the President of the Republic said that "I consider the presence of the Republic of Cyprus at this Summit to be particularly important and in this context I would like to thank the Italian Prime Minister for the invitation.
Cyprus, together with four other Mediterranean EU Member States, the President of the European Commission and the President of the European Council, are today at this Summit, together, possibly for the first time, with the Heads of State or Government from the countries where the largest number of migrants come from.
So, I look forward to this open, frank discussion to see, to touch on what I think is the most important issue, the most important aspect if we really want to tackle the whole issue of migration. And that is the causes, the root causes that lead all these nationals of the countries that are here today to migrate to Europe.
Particularly important is also the presence of European and international economic organizations, and through the debate we will see how they can support these countries, how they can create in these countries the infrastructure so that these migratory flows can be stopped.
We have seen recent examples, for example Italy. The Italian Prime Minister has taken an initiative with neighbouring countries, which is a successful model that we need to build on. It is this dimension in particular that through my intervention I have highlighted, the need, I repeat, to address the root causes of the phenomenon of migration."
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