From the Vatican, Pope Francis sent an urgent appeal to the leaders of the European Union, to receive 49 migrants, including children, who have been struggling in the Mediterranean for more than two weeks for some of them. These migrants are stranded on board two ships operated by two organizations from Germany, Sea Watch and Sea Eye, near the Maltese coast, with no solution regarding their fate. This is not the first time that the Pope has issued an appeal to Europeans to open their country's borders to immigrants. For his part, Italian Interior Minister Matteo Salvini said that Italian ports would be closed to these migrants. Salvini's position appeared to conflict with the position of Deputy Prime Minister Di Maio, who said that his country was ready to receive them on the condition that they land in Malta first. You also follow Euronews: Who is Rahaf? Why did she flee Saudi Arabia to seek refuge in Australia? Watch: A French police officer violently beats yellow vest protesters As for Maltese Prime Minister Joseph Muscat, he made it clear that he does not want to create a precedent that would allow immigrants to enter his country. Malta, which is close to the Libyan coast and has a population of less than half a million people, fears that it will become the main entry gateway into Europe for migrants if it allows its doors to be opened. As for the rest of the European countries, Germany and the Netherlands have expressed their willingness to receive these immigrants, provided that this is within a European framework, but no decision has yet been taken in this regard. Meanwhile, the frustration of the migrants on board the two ships increases, as their provisions begin to dwindle, and the crew members are exhausted by fatigue.