(ANSA) - ROME, MAR 11 - Premier Giorgia Meloni's office at Palazzo Chigi in Rome said Saturday a letter sent by European Council President Charles Michel pledging cooperation in combatting migrant traffickers such as those involved in the February 26 migrant disaster at Cutro in Calabria was in full harmony with Italian government action.
    "Palazzo Chigi expresses its heartfelt appreciation for the words addressed to Italy by the President of the European Council, Charles Michel. What President Michel said is fully in line with the Italian government's action in Europe aimed at better managing migration and combating migrant smuggling," said the note on the letter sent to Meloni, in which Michel said that "working together and with determination we must prevent these tragedies", like the one at Cutro that has claimed 74 lives so far with 25-30 still missing and unaccounted for.
    The premier's office note added: "After the terrible tragedy of Cutro, the common commitment to an adequate European response to the complex phenomenon of migration makes the implementation of what was decided at the European Council in February even more urgent". (ANSA).