OFFICIAL NEWS
PRESIDENT ILHAM ALIYEV ORDERS TO APPROVE STATE MIGRATION PROGRAM FOR 2006-2008
According to the Order, it is aimed at implementation of the state migration policy in the Azerbaijan Republic; bringing the relevant legislation into compliance with international norms and contemporary requirements; elimination of violations and abuse of laws; ensuring national security, socio-economic stability and demographic development; efficient use of labor force; proportional settling of population across the country; use of intellectual and labor potential of migrants; and prevention of negative impact of unregulated migration, illegal migration and human trafficking.
The President ordered the Cabinet of Ministers and the Presidential Administration to exercise control over implementation of the State Migration Program of the Azerbaijan Republic.
The President charged the Cabinet of Ministers with analyzing the implementation of the Program and informing him every six months, as well as gave the Cabinet one month to submit to proposals on founding a relevant state body to improve - on the basis of international experience and activity coordination - the mechanism of migration management.