The role which the EU has to assume with a view to addressing the problem of human trafficking holistically was discussed during a foreign ministers' meeting between Italy, Libya and Malta, the government said.

The meeting was held in Rome yesterday and grouped Foreign Minister Tonio Borg, Italian Minister Franco Frattini, and Libya's Minister Mussa Kussa.

The Foreign Ministry said they discussed the need to address the problem of migration at source at the countries of origi,n and Libya could provide useful assistance in this regard as it is the president of the African Union.

It was also agreed that meetings at the tripartite level should continue to take place in the future.

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