SARAJEVO: Spain’s Maritime Rescue Service says that nearly 900 people have been rescued from waters south of the Iberian Peninsula over the past two days, as an increase in arrivals increases pressure on the country’s infrastructure to deal with migration.
Some of the migrants are being kept overnight in a rescue boat docked in the port of Algeciras, as the makeshift emergency centers to host and identify them in sports facilities are already over capacity.
The maritime rescue service says more than 100 migrants were waiting on Wednesday to be transferred to land, 48 of them having spent the night on board.
The service rescued on Wednesday 387 people from 29 boats in the Strait of Gibraltar, the shortest stretch of water separating Europe from North Africa.
On Tuesday, 484 migrants were rescued from 30 boats, including 150 in an area further east into the Mediterranean.
The number of migrants and refugees crossing the Mediterranean Sea to Spain this year has surpassed arrivals in Italy.
According to the International Organization for Migration, a UN agency, 18,653 people reached Spain by sea from January until July 18.
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Spain says nearly 900 migrants rescued in 2 days
Spain says nearly 900 migrants rescued in 2 days
- Some of the migrants are being kept overnight in a rescue boat docked in the port of Algeciras
Russia’s Lavrov sees no ‘bright future’ for economic ties with US
MOSCOW: Russia remains open for cooperation with the United States but is not hopeful about economic ties despite Washington’s ongoing efforts to end the Ukraine war, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in an interview published on Monday.
Speaking to Russia-based media outlet TV BRICS, Lavrov cited what he called the United States’ declared aim of “economic dominance.”
“We also don’t see any bright future in the economic sphere,” Lavrov said.
Russian officials, including envoy Kirill Dmitriev, have previously spoken of the prospects for a major restoration of economic relations with the United States as part of any eventual Ukraine peace settlement.
But although President Donald Trump has also spoken of reviving economic cooperation with Moscow and has hosted his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on US soil since returning to the White House, he has imposed further onerous sanctions on Russia’s vital energy sector.
Lavrov also cited Trump’s hostility to the BRICS bloc, which includes Russia, China, India, Brazil and other major developing economies.
“The Americans themselves create artificial obstacles along this path (toward BRICS integration),” he said.
“We are simply forced to seek additional, protected ways to develop our financial, economic, logistical and other projects with the BRICS countries.”
Speaking to Russia-based media outlet TV BRICS, Lavrov cited what he called the United States’ declared aim of “economic dominance.”
“We also don’t see any bright future in the economic sphere,” Lavrov said.
Russian officials, including envoy Kirill Dmitriev, have previously spoken of the prospects for a major restoration of economic relations with the United States as part of any eventual Ukraine peace settlement.
But although President Donald Trump has also spoken of reviving economic cooperation with Moscow and has hosted his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on US soil since returning to the White House, he has imposed further onerous sanctions on Russia’s vital energy sector.
Lavrov also cited Trump’s hostility to the BRICS bloc, which includes Russia, China, India, Brazil and other major developing economies.
“The Americans themselves create artificial obstacles along this path (toward BRICS integration),” he said.
“We are simply forced to seek additional, protected ways to develop our financial, economic, logistical and other projects with the BRICS countries.”
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