The Chief of the State Migration Service participated in panel discussions within the X Global Baku Forum

The X Global Baku Forum dedicated to the theme "The World Today: Challenges and Hopes", which will last from March 9 to 11, has started under the patronage of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and organized by the Nizami Ganjavi International Center. Within the framework of the forum, exchange of views on the factors that threaten the new world order, security issues and prospects for the establishment of peace, as well as other topics is planned. Up to 360 representatives from 61 countries are participating in the forum.

In the 5th panel of the 11-panel Forum which is dedicated to the theme "Migration as a symptom of global poverty, inequality, climate stress and conflict", the Chief of the State Migration Service, II rank state migration service counsellor Vusal Huseynov spoke as a panelist.

In his speech, the Chief of Service said that especially in recent years, migration has become increasingly pressing issue on the global agenda. He noted that it is an everlasting and complex process caused by various reasons, including poverty, inequality, climate change and included conflicts, which are the topics of the panel.

Vusal Huseynov emphasized the importance of accepting migration not as a problem, but on the contrary, as a means of sustainable development for both the country of origin and destination, and spoke about the important benefits of this process. Later, chief of the Service said that our country has witnessed the problems caused by forced migration as a result of the occupation of our lands for 30 years and in 2020, after the liberation of our lands from occupation, the rights of internally displaced persons displaced from their homelands to return to their home were restored, which created new challenges related to dignified return and reintegration processes.

Then, exchange of views on the topic was conducted.

It should be noted that the former heads of state and government of the Republics of Ecuador, Latvia and Moldova, the former Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Colombia, the former Director General of ISESCO and the Secretary General of the Council of Muslim Elders took part in panel discussions.