Updated @ 1600 Prime Minister Joseph Muscat said that next year the European Union, through the Greek and the Italian presidencies, will be placing the Mediterranean on top of its agenda. He said that Malta will be participating in a concrete way on the issue of immigration and will be working to see that Libya is part of the solution to this problem. He said that immigration will not be a secondary issue. The Maltese Premier said that this visit has explored the possibility of joint exploration for oil and invited the Italian Prime Minister to visit Malta. The Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta said that the bilateral discussions centred round the issue of illegal immigration and the heavy influx from North Africa. He said that the two leaders concurred that the EU must do more in this direction. PM Letta said that at the end of this month he will be meeting the Greek Prime Minister in Athens and said that it was agreed that Malta should be integrated in the immigration discussions since Malta is regarded as a natural partner in this issue. The two premiers described the bilateral relations as excellent and set to get even stronger in the coming months with increased economic and cultural co-operation. Commenting about the