A group of migrants were on Thursday relocated to France, following another two relocation exercises to Luxembourg and Portugal earlier in March.

The Home Affairs Ministry said the relocated migrants will have their request for asylum decided by the countries they are being relocated to.

The relocation forms part of a commitment by EU member states to take on a number of irregular migrants from Malta, the ministry said.

All COVID-19 preventive measures were taken both before and during the transfer, the ministry said.

In spite of fewer migrant arrivals in the past months, the government said it continued to work for the relocation or return to the country of origin of arrivals in Malta.

Photo: Omar Camilleri, DOIPhoto: Omar Camilleri, DOI

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