THE VICE-PRESIDENT OF CIS EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SAYS IT IS POSSIBLE TO GIVE AN EFFICIENT SOLUTION TO MIGRATION ISSUES ONLY JOINTLY

ARMENPRESS
JULY 15, 2009
YEREVAN

YEREVAN, JULY 15, ARMENPRESS: Vice-Chairperson of CIS Executive
Committee Toktasin Buzubaev, summing up the results of the Tuesday’s
meeting with the Chief Director of International Organization for
Migration (IOM) William Leis Swing, said that no country, including
CIS states, will be able to give an efficient solution to migration
issues alone, reported the press service of CIS Executive Committee.

"It is possible to fight against all the negative aspects of that
phenomenon only jointly" – Buzubaev said.

He stated that an exchange of opinions on the further issues of
cooperation between the organizations took place at the meeting. "We
came to a conclusion that our cooperation should continue, we
registered the phase, which we now face and determined the directions
of the progress. For cooperation particularly the study of IOM
experience in the fight against the trafficking in human beings is
of great importance", – he said.

In his turn William Leis Swing underscored that he is pleased with
the level of the cooperation of the international organization with
CIS states in migration issues and pointed out their achievements in
confronting the illegal migration.

"Our offices operate in the all CIS states, and 9 participant countries
are members of the organization. So the cooperation with CIS is a
continuous process for us, in the result of which migration policy
is strengthened", – he said.

The Chief Director of IOM also said that at the meeting the necessity
of undertaking steps towards conducting the memorandum of mutual
understanding and cooperation signed between CIS Executive Committee
and IOM Administration in September, last year was pointed out.

He noted as well that the organization’s representatives intend to
take part in the scientific conference dedicated to the improvement
of CIS states’ cooperation in combating trafficking in human beings,
which is planned for this autumn, in Moscow.