Enhancing cooperation among the Prague Process states

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Media Digest August 2020

2020-09-01

Armenia

State Bodies dealing with Migration

Aren`t the certificates for everybody?
Russian
Migrants employment in Armenia
Armenian
Unified office of social services provided services to 1500 citizens
Russian

Migration issues and challenges

More than 100 citizens of India returned to their motherland from Armenia by special flight
Russian
The positive migration balance in Armenia is observed since 1991 for the first time
Russian

Azerbaijan

State Bodies dealing with Migration

Agreement on 'Mutual visa exemption between Government of the Republic of Azerbaijan and Government of the Republic of Turkey' signed on February 25, 2020 in Baku will enter into force on August 13, 2020
English

Georgia

EU Cooperation

EU on 12th anniversary of Russia-Georgia war: EU’s commitment to peaceful resolution of conflict is as strong as ever
Georgian

Migrant stories

Georgian eco-migrant expands broccoli farm with EU, FAO support
English

Mobility

International flights will not resume until October 1 in Georgia
English

Remittances

July 2020: money transfers to Georgia up 22.1%
Georgian

Internally Displaced Persons

Over 100 IDP families to receive deeds to inhabited flats owned by state
Georgian

Other

'Remotely from Georgia': new state programme to allow foreigners to travel to, work remotely from Georgia
Georgian
Georgia rejoins extended EU sanctions in response to illegal annexation of Crimea, Sevastopol
Georgian
Lufthansa resumes flights between Georgia and Germany
Georgian

Central Asia and Afghanistan (region-wide news)

Migrant stories

“Rented As a Furniture”. The Migrants from Central Asia Are the Majority of Those Enslaved in Russia
English

Border Management

Issues of strengthening cooperation between Russia and Central Asian countries in the field of ensuring regional security were discussed
English

Other

5-Stan Podcast: Myths and Realities of Regional Cooperation in Central Asia During a Pandemic
English
Central Asian countries are preparing an interstate document on friendship, good-neighbourliness and cooperation
English

Tajikistan

Other

Tajikistant will organise 52 charter fligths to return its citizens from Russia
Russian

Ukraine

Migration issues and challenges

After the introduction of quarantine, hundreds of thousands of labor migrants cannot find work in Ukraine - expert
Russian

Border Management

Cross-border traffic is increasing: July statistics
Ukrainian
EUBAM Report in pictures April-July 2020
English
The Cabinet of Ministers has approved Ukraine's withdrawal from two more CIS agreements in the border area
Ukrainian
Ukraine closes border to foreigners amid coronavirus outbreak
English
Working meeting on combating firearms trafficking
English

Mobility

From September 1, Ukrainian citizens need foreign passports to travel to Belarus.
Ukrainian

Internally Displaced Persons

1,454,275 internally displaced persons registered
Ukrainian
Half of Ukrainians want restored ties with non-government controlled areas
English

Uzbekistan

Border Management

A new procedure for entering Uzbekistan from foreign countries set
English
As of 1 September restrictions to entry-exit of autos at BCP between Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan are lifted
Russian
Security issues discussed within the framework of the
English
Supporting the fight against COVID-19 by strengthening border controls of five Central Asian countries
English

Labour migration

Uzbekistan to provide comprehensive support to its labor migrants abroad
English

Trafficking in Human Beings

Information about victims of human trafficking is not subject to disclosure
English
Uzbekistan-USA: Focus on anti-trafficking and forced labor issues
English

Other

Foreign media pay attention to the comprehensively developing nature of the comprehensive cooperation between Uzbekistan and Afghanistan
English