Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni visits Albania to thank country for hosting migrant centers
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Policemen guard a reception center for migrants, at the port of Shenjin, northwestern Albania, on Wednesday, June 5, 2024. Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni is traveling to Albania Wednesday to thank the country for its willingness to host thousands of asylum seekers and to tour the sites of two migrant detention centers. (AP Photo/Vlasov Sulaj)A reception center ready to host migrants at the container houses are seen at the port of Shenjin, northwestern Albania, on Wednesday, June 5, 2024. Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni is traveling to Albania Wednesday to thank the country for its willingness to host thousands of asylum seekers and to tour the sites of two migrant detention centers. (AP Photo/Vlasov Sulaj)Italy's +Europa's lawmaker Riccardo Magi, right, is stopped by security personnel of Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, left, as he protests against the migrant agreement between Italy and Albania, at a reception for migrants at the port of Shenjin, northwestern Albania, on Wednesday, June 5, 2024. Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni traveled to Albania Wednesday to tour migrant centers and thank its government for agreeing to host thousands of asylum-seekers while Italy processes their claims. (AP Photo/Vlasov Sulaj)Policemen guard a reception center for migrants, at the port of Shenjin, northwestern Albania, on Wednesday, June 5, 2024. Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni is traveling to Albania Wednesday to thank the country for its willingness to host thousands of asylum seekers and to tour the sites of two migrant detention centers. (AP Photo/Vlasov Sulaj)FILE - Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni delivers her speech during at an electoral rally ahead of the EU parliamentary elections that will take place in Italy on 8 and 9 June, in Rome, on June 1, 2024. Meloni is traveling to Albania to thank the country for its willingness to host thousands of asylum seekers and tour the sites of two migrant detention centers, a visit coming just days before local and European Parliament elections, where migration is a top campaign issue. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino, File)Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni makes statements with her Albanian counterpart Edi Rama at a reception center for migrants in the port of Shenjin, northwestern Albania, on Wednesday, June 5, 2024. Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni traveled to Albania Wednesday to tour migrant centers and thank its government for agreeing to host thousands of asylum-seekers while Italy processes their claims. (AP Photo/Vlasov Sulaj)Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni makes statements with her Albanian counterpart Edi Rama at a reception center for migrants in the port of Shenjin, northwestern Albania, on Wednesday, June 5, 2024. Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni traveled to Albania Wednesday to tour migrant centers and thank its government for agreeing to host thousands of asylum-seekers while Italy processes their claims. (AP Photo/Vlasov Sulaj)Albania's Prime Minster Edi Rama makes statements with his Italian counterpart Italian Giorgia Meloni at a reception center for migrants in the port of Shenjin, northwestern Albania, on Wednesday, June 5, 2024. Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni traveled to Albania Wednesday to tour migrant centers and thank its government for agreeing to host thousands of asylum-seekers while Italy processes their claims. (AP Photo/Vlasov Sulaj)A policewoman stands next to a photograph of a reception center for migrant, during the visit of Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and her Albanian counterpart Edi Rama in the port of Shenjin, northwestern Albania, on Wednesday, June 5, 2024. Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni traveled to Albania Wednesday to tour migrant centers and thank its government for agreeing to host thousands of asylum-seekers while Italy processes their claims. (AP Photo/Vlasov Sulaj)Italy's +Europa's lawmaker Riccardo Magi, background center, is stopped by security personnel of Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, foreground center, as he protests against the migrant agreement between Italy and Albania, at a reception for migrants at the port of Shenjin, northwestern Albania, on Wednesday, June 5, 2024. Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni traveled to Albania Wednesday to tour migrant centers and thank its government for agreeing to host thousands of asylum-seekers while Italy processes their claims. (AP Photo/Vlasov Sulaj)Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni, left, and her Albanian counterpart Edi Rama make statements at a reception center for migrants in the port of Shenjin, northwestern Albania, on Wednesday, June 5, 2024. Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni traveled to Albania Wednesday to tour migrant centers and thank its government for agreeing to host thousands of asylum-seekers while Italy processes their claims. (AP Photo/Vlasov Sulaj)Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni makes statements with her Albanian counterpart Edi Rama at a reception center for migrants in the port of Shenjin, northwestern Albania, on Wednesday, June 5, 2024. Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni traveled to Albania Wednesday to tour migrant centers and thank its government for agreeing to host thousands of asylum-seekers while Italy processes their claims. (AP Photo/Vlasov Sulaj)Italy's +Europa's lawmaker Riccardo Magi, protests against the migrant agreement between Italy and Albania, during the visit of Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, at a reception for migrants at the port of Shenjin, northwestern Albania, on Wednesday, June 5, 2024. Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni traveled to Albania Wednesday to tour migrant centers and thank its government for agreeing to host thousands of asylum-seekers while Italy processes their claims. (AP Photo/Vlasov Sulaj)A reception center ready to host migrants at the container houses are seen at the port of Shenjin, northwestern Albania, on Wednesday, June 5, 2024. Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni is traveling to Albania Wednesday to thank the country for its willingness to host thousands of asylum seekers and to tour the sites of two migrant detention centers. (AP Photo/Vlasov Sulaj)Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, left, makes statements with her Albanian counterpart Edi Rama at a reception center for migrants in the port of Shenjin, northwestern Albania, on Wednesday, June 5, 2024. Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni traveled to Albania Wednesday to tour migrant centers and thank its government for agreeing to host thousands of asylum-seekers while Italy processes their claims. (AP Photo/Vlasov Sulaj)Workers prepare an area ahead of the visit of Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni and her Albanian counterpart Edi Rama at the port of Shenjin, northwestern Albania, on Wednesday, June 5, 2024. Meloni is visiting Albania to thank the tiny Western Balkan country for its help hosting thousands of asylum seekers rescued from international waters. The visit comes just days before European Parliament elections, in which migration has been a key campaign issue. (AP Photo/Vlasov Sulaj)Policemen guard a reception center for migrants, at the port of Shenjin, northwestern Albania, on Wednesday, June 5, 2024. Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni is traveling to Albania Wednesday to thank the country for its willingness to host thousands of asylum seekers and to tour the sites of two migrant detention centers. (AP Photo/Vlasov Sulaj)Policemen guard a reception center for migrants, at the port of Shenjin, northwestern Albania, on Wednesday, June 5, 2024. Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni is traveling to Albania Wednesday to thank the country for its willingness to host thousands of asylum seekers and to tour the sites of two migrant detention centers. (AP Photo/Vlasov Sulaj)A policeman guards at a reception center for migrants, at the port of Shenjin, northwestern Albania, on Wednesday, June 5, 2024. Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni is traveling to Albania Wednesday to thank the country for its willingness to host thousands of asylum seekers and to tour the sites of two migrant detention centers. (AP Photo/Vlasov Sulaj)
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Policemen guard a reception center for migrants, at the port of Shenjin, northwestern Albania, on Wednesday, June 5, 2024. Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni is traveling to Albania Wednesday to thank the country for its willingness to host thousands of asylum seekers and to tour the sites of two migrant detention centers. (AP Photo/Vlasov Sulaj)