Italy will allow some migrants to disembark in Sicily from two ships that picked up 450 asylum seekers from an overcrowded boat, Italian Interior Minister Matteo Salvini said on Sunday on TV channel RaiNews24.
The minister's comments came after Germany, France and Malta pledged to host in total 150 migrants from the two ships, responding to a request for help by Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte on Saturday.
Conte said in a tweet on Sunday that Spain and Portugal had also promised to accept 50 asylum seekers each.