Malta’s migration diplomacy: from hobnobbing with Macron to flirting with Meloni?

Malta joined Italy, Cyprus and Greece in a statement lamenting the lack of a mandatory solidarity mechanism for the relocation of migrants, lashing out at rescue-NGOs. Overshadowing this diplomatic initiative, are escalating tensions between Italy and France. What does Malta stand to gain by allying itself with an Italian far-right government, which is still on probation, in a stand-off with France?