Greece's policies may affect migrant sea routes to Italy - Italian minister

FILE PHOTO: Toys are placed near coffins during a lying-in-state for victims who died in a migrant shipwreck, in Crotone, Italy March 1, 2023. REUTERS/Remo Casilli/File Photo

ROME (Reuters) - Tough Greek border policies might have contributed to decisions leading to the sinking of a migrant boat off Italy on Sunday, killing more than 60 people, by spurring a journey to Italy instead of Greece, Italian Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi has said in an interview.

In an interview with state-owned television RAI, Piantedosi was asked late on Tuesday why migrants setting off by sea from Turkey headed to Italy instead of Greece, which is much closer.