Belarus is preparing to conclude agreements on readmissions with Azerbaijan and Tajikistan.
This was stated by the First Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs of Belarus Yuri Nazarenko at the International Conference in Minsk on the topic of illegal migration and promotion of regional cooperation in solving this problem, BelTA reports.
According to him, the Ministry of Internal Affairs actively carries out work on the conclusion of agreements on reanimation as one of the elements of the mechanism of counteracting illegal migration.
“Currently, agreements have been concluded with Turkey, Kazakhstan, Armenia, Russia, Georgia, Ukraine, as well as the European Union, the action of which has been suspended from December 4, 2021 due to the non -fulfillment of the obligations undertaken by the European side,” the first one informed the first Deputy Minister.
The approval stage, according to him, are draft agreements with Azerbaijan and Tajikistan, an agreement with Kyrgyzstan is ready to sign.
– EU countries are not trying to establish communication with Belarus to counteract illegal migration
The EU countries neighboring Belarus do not attempt to establish communication to counteract illegal migration, Nazarenko drew attention.
He recalled that in 2022 a visit to Belarus and Poland to the special speaker of the UN took place on the rights of migrants Felipe Gonzales Morales, following which a package of proposals for Belarus and the EU countries was formed with a recommendation to establish communications and conduct a dialogue as a dialogue as Cope with the situation on common borders.
“What do we have as a result? Nothing. Not a single attempt to establish communication, dialogue and look for general ways to solve the problem on the border. Some empty statements,” said the first deputy head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
Lithuania, according to him, went even further – she is going to submit to the UN International Court for the improper implementation of the UN Convention against Transnational Organized Crime, which is not true.
At the same time, she herself stopped all the contacts through the Ministry of Internal Affairs and came out initiative from the relevant cooperation agreement, the representative of the department drew attention.
Yuri Nazarenko also mentioned the “History with the identification of members of the international organized criminal group in 8 European countries, which organized a channel of illegal migration from Russia and Belarus through Poland to the countries of Western Europe and which also financed terrorist organizations.”
“We and the Russian colleagues are accused of instrumenting forced movements. However, together we take organized practical measures to suppress illegal migration and all this amid the growth of the number of sanctions in relation to our states,” he added.