Delegation of Ukraine took part in the meeting of Senior Officials of the Prague Process
On May 12-13, 2022, the next meeting of the Senior Officials of the Prague Process took place. Ukraine's position was presented by employees of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine and the State Migration Service of Ukraine, who participated in the event online.
The main purpose of the event was the exchange of views between the representatives of the participating countries on the key elements of the new draft Ministerial Declaration of the Prague Process and the Plan of Measures for 2023-2027 with assessments of the consequences of the undeclared Russian war against Ukraine, first of all — the unprecedented number of Ukrainian citizens who were forced to temporarily leave the territory states seeking refuge in the EU.
The participants of the event supported the efforts, dedication and heroism of Ukrainian citizens, which they give to protect the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Ukraine. Representatives of Ukraine expressed the position that overcoming the migration crisis should take place jointly by Ukraine and the EU countries, combining military victories with the development of further prospects and plans for the reconstruction of the Ukrainian state and the reintegration of Ukrainian citizens who will return home. Reference: The Prague process is a targeted political process, providing a dialogue on migration issues and promoting migration partnerships among the countries of the European Union, the Schengen Agreement countries, the Eastern Partnership, the Western Balkans, Central Asia, Russia
and Turkey.
Meetings of senior officials of the Prague Process take place at least once a year and aim to prepare the ground for ministerial conferences, to monitor the implementation of current actions and to evaluate the results of actions already completed, as well as to prepare decisions or recommendations for decisions in future policy areas.
The main principles and areas of cooperation of the states participating in the Prague Process are:
- preventing and combating illegal migration; - promoting the integration of migrants living legally in the societies that host them;
- promotion of readmission, voluntary return and sustainable reintegration; - work on migration and mobility as positive forces of development;
- consideration of issues of the legitimate city migration and mobility with a focus on labour migration;
- strengthening the capacity in the field of asylum and international protection
State Migration Service of Ukraine
