ANKARA - The Eighth Council of Europe Conference of Ministers responsible for migration affairs would take place in Kiev, Ukraine between September 4th and 5th, 2008.
According to a press statement issued by the Ukrainian Embassy in Ankara, the theme of the conference is "Economic migration, social cohesion and development: towards an integrated approach."
The conference is designed to strengthen the dialog and partnership between member states on migration issues.
In the context of economic migration, the conference would discuss how governments in the member states have responded in order to preserve social cohesion and identify how policies in this field can be improved.
Ministers from the member states of the Council of Europe competent for migration affairs, integration of migrants and community relations would participate in the conference.
Ministers from several non-member states having observer status with the Council of Europe (Australia, Canada, Holy See, Japan, Mexico and USA) or involved in co-operation with member states on the themes of the conference (Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Cape Verde, China, Congo, India, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Liberia, Libya, Nigeria, Pakistan, Morocco, Senegal, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Vietnam, Uzbekistan) have also been invited to take part together with the European Commission, the Council of the European Union and other international governmental and non-governmental organizations.
A final declaration would be adopted at the end of the conference.
The 7th Council of Europe Conference of Ministers responsible for migration affairs had taken place in Helsinki in September, 2002.
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