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Salvini said Italy would give 20 patrol boats to the Libyan coastguard.
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Italy has also bolstered the Libyan coastguard's ability to turn back boats.
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It headed north, followed by the Libyan coastguard vessel, the Reuters photographer said.
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The Libyan coastguard said it intercepted some 600 migrants on boats on Thursday.
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And we also have periodic meetings with Libyan coastguard, he said.
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Slideshow (9 images) We monitor the Libyan coastguard, observing them at sea.
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Some are intercepted and turned back by the Libyan coastguard.
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The Libyan coastguard said around 100 were thought to have drowned off Tripoli on Friday.
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The Libyan coastguard was not immediately available to comment.
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The European Union has stepped up cooperation with the Libyan coastguard to intercept migrant boats.
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Thirty metres ahead was a rescue ship but giving chase was a Libyan coastguard vessel.
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Bija was presented at the meeting as "a commander of the Libyan coastguard".
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Responding to an Italian plea for help, the EU has been helping to train Libyan coastguards.
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He now wants as many as possible to be picked up by Libyan coastguards and returned.
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Most migrants had been jailed after the Libyan coastguard intercepted their makeshift boats bound for Italy.
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The EU-backed Libyan Coastguard still carries out rescues.
