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Rishi Sunak will hold a trilateral meeting with Italian premier Giorgia Meloni and Albania's Edi Rama during a visit to Rome on Saturday, PA reports.

A Downing Street spokeswoman said the talks will be focused on our joint efforts to tackle illegal immigration and organised crime", as well as other shared challenges such as the war in Ukraine and the conflict in Gaza".

The focus will be on our existing partnerships and work with both Italy and with Albania, and the work that's already ongoing with them on illegal migration, and the returns deal, for example, with Albania that we already have.

The prime minister's thoughts are obviously with all those who are affected.

There is an ongoing French-led investigation, as you would have seen.