Enhancing cooperation among the Prague Process states

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Media Digest April 2022

2022-06-15

Azerbaijan

EU Cooperation

2 April: ICMPD training on the role of international organisations in migration management including ICMPD operations and activities for the participants of the "Migration School 4" project.
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6 April: ICMPD in Azerbaijan hosted a fact-finding mission by the Swedish Migration Agency on
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Azerbaijani President: We support territorial integrity of Ukraine of all other countries
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Number of decisions made on illegal migration in Azerbaijan this year revealed
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Some 6,163 Ukrainians arrive in Azerbaijan since late February
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Georgia

EU Cooperation

EU Statement on the Secretary General's 25th consolidated report on the conflict in Georgia
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European Parliament Security and Defense Subcommittee
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Georgia has received EU Membership Questionnaire
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Georgian PM hands over EU membership questionnaire to EU Delegation Head
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Remittances

March 2022: money transfers to Georgia up 2.6%
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Kazakhstan

EU Cooperation

Central Asia COVID-19 Crisis Response Programme (CACCR)
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Central Asia Nexus Dialogue Project: Fostering Water, Energy and Food Security Nexus and Multi-Sector Investment (PHASE II)
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Supporting the Economic Empowerment of Afghan Women through Education and Training in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan
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IOs dealing with Migration

Cooperation within OSCE in combating human trafficking discussed at the MFA
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Migration issues and challenges

More than 60 000 Russian citizens entered Kazakhstan for the last momnt
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The Russians called the reasons for the emergency move to Kazakhstan
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Why Kazakhstanis go to work in Turkey and how they live there
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Kyrgyzstan

EU Cooperation

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EU allocates
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State Bodies dealing with Migration

Over 1 million Kyrgyzstanis register with migration bodies in Russia
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Migrant stories

From a vegetable seller to a successful business woman. History of Kyrgyz Cinderella
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Border Management

300 trucks stand in line at Ak-Tilek-Avtodorozhny checkpoint
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Arzybek Kozhoshev visits Ak-Tilek checkpoint
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Border Service reminds of rules of entry into Kazakhstan
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Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan resolve issue of trucks standing at border
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Sadyr Japarov about coordination of border line with Tajikistan
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Sadyr Japarov comments on Kyrgyz-Tajik relations
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Shooting at border: Interdepartmental investigation group set up
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Shootout at Kyrgyz-Tajik border: Two civilians wounded
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Labour migration

Edil Baisalov supports expansion of geography of labor migration of Kyrgyzstanis
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Situation in Ukraine: One third of Kyrgyz migrants to lose jobs in Russia
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Irregular migration

289 facts of organizing illegal migration revealed in Kyrgyzstan last year
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Trafficking in Human Beings

New project to help survivors of human trafficking launched in Kyrgyzstan
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Remittances

Migrants transfer $364.7 million to Kyrgyzstan for two months
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Diaspora

Kyrgyzstanis placed in temporary detention center for foreigners in Surgut
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Moldova

EU Cooperation

A Moldova support platform launched at an international donor conference in Berlin
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Moldova handed over the completed questionnaire for country
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The European Humanitarian Response Capacity (EHRC) set-up a warehouse to facilitate aid deployment
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State Bodies dealing with Migration

Consular services to be upgraded, digitized
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IOs dealing with Migration

President of OSCE Parliamentary Assembly visits Moldova
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UNHCR to manage green line for refugees from Ukraine
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USAID Administrator, Samantha Power, visited Moldova
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Trafficking in Human Beings

OSCE Special Representative for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings visits Moldova
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Diaspora

Moldovans returning home permanently to benefit from tax, customs facilities
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Prime Minister meets Moldovan diaspora in Berlin
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State provides business opportunities for migrants
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Refugees and asylum seekers

Ukrainian refugees to receive legal assistance
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Other

Blasts occurred in Transnistria raising security concerns
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Moldova extended the state of emergency for another 60 days
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Tajikistan

EU Cooperation

Meeting of the Minister of Foreign Affairs with the Special Representative of the European Union for Afghanistan
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State Bodies dealing with Migration

The government has developed a number of measures to counteract possible risks to the national economy, but it is not clear how they will actually work.
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Migration issues and challenges

From now on, Tajik migrants will be able to receive a Russian pension
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How many migrants returned from Russia in the first three months of 2022?
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Border Management

92 kilograms of drugs seized on Tajik-Afghan border
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Another conflict on the Tajik-Kyrgyz border, reported wounded
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Details are not disclosed. Topographic groups of Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan held a meeting in Dushanbe
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Japarov called on the Kyrgyz media not to insult the leaders of neighboring countries
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The meeting of the delegations of Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan on yesterday's incident ended
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The SCfor NS of Kyrgyzstan commented on the information on the purchase of Bayraktar drones by Tajikistan
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US donates special equipment to Tajik border troops to curb illegal trafficking of radioactive materials
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Why do Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan need "Bayraktars"?
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Zhaparov: The issue of delimitation and demarcation of the Tajik-Kyrgyz border is being slowly resolved
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Labour migration

Salary 1.5-2 thousand pounds. Tajiks are invited to work in Britain
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Tajik migrants go to the West. They don't feel like strangers there.
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Remittances

How much money did Tajik migrants send from Russia in 2021
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Other

Tajikistan and Turkey signed a framework agreement on military cooperation
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Uzbekistan invites neighbors to recognize Taliban government
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Turkmenistan

EU Cooperation

EU Ambassador holds meetings with DPMs
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IOs dealing with Migration

IOM organized a two day workshop for national stakeholders on Migration Governance Indicators (MGI) and pertaining methodological materials on migration data collection and analysis
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Seminar on international standards in identification, detection and return of irregular migrants
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Other

Regional training on Profiling and Risk Management
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Revision of the Turkmen customs legislation
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Ukraine

EU Cooperation

Stand Up For Ukraine:
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State Bodies dealing with Migration

Cabinet decides on extra mechanism for providing housing for IDPs
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Children moved within Ukraine without parents to be able to receive assistance for living
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Zelensky calls on UN to make efforts to stop deportation of Ukrainians to Russia
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IOs dealing with Migration

Almost 1 Million War Displaced to Benefit from IOM Ukraine Shelter Rehabilitation Programme
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IOM appeals for $514 mln to help Ukrainian refugees
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The world sees you, UN chief tells Ukrainians, pledging to boost support
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Refugees and asylum seekers

Almost 80% of refugees plan to return to Ukraine when war ends
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U.S. launches special program for Ukrainian refugees
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Uzbekistan

EU Cooperation

100 Central Asian experts got trained on preparedness and response to mass gatherings
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New European Union and UNDP initiative to support education of Afghan citizens in Uzbekistan
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New platform for improving the educational process of border and customs services in Central Asia
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Migration issues and challenges

133 thousand labor migrants have returned from Russia since the beginning of the year
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A group of migrants from Uzbekistan went missing in Bucha, Ukraine
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