The Italian Interior Ministry reported that the rate of arrival of illegal immigrants to Italy from Libya fell by more than 71% compared with the same period in 2017.
According to the Italian news agency Aki, the Interior Ministry said in a statement, on Monday, more than 4 thousand immigrants arrived via the Italian coast from Libya since the beginning of this year, noting that of those, 4.39% are Libyans.
The Libyan Coast Guard rescued in March, more than 200 illegal immigrants off the coast of Libya.