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4/26/11

Berlusconi, Sarkozy meet on Libyan crisis, immigration

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi met here on Tuesday with French President Nicolas Sarkozy to discuss military cooperation in the Libyan crisis and to launch a joint handling of the immigration emergency that lately triggered a diplomatic row between the two countries.

"It was a very positive summit, showing a wide convergence on all issues," Berlusconi told a press conference following the meeting.

In a joint declaration the two leaders outlined their cooperation in the Libyan crisis and called for a European Union ( EU) defense policy and a greater EU role in the economic development of the Mediterranean.

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