Bishkek, Dec.18, 2019. /Kabar/. Today, Dec. 18, on the occasion of International Migrants Day, President of Kyrgyzstan Sooronbay Jeenbekov sent an appeal to Kyrgyzstanis living abroad.
The President’s text of address says:
“Dear compatriots!
Recognizing the important role of migrants in the modern world, their great contribution to the development of their homeland and the countries where they live and work, the world community widely celebrates this day.
Our compatriots, who work far away from Kyrgyzstan, are not limited to daily needs, mastering advanced technologies, attracting investments to their country.
We highly appreciate your contribution to improving living standards in the regions of our country.
Support for compatriots temporarily living and working in the near and far abroad is a priority area of state policy. State care for our citizens will be strengthened.
This year we held the first meeting of the Council on Relations with Compatriots Abroad. Today, state bodies are working in all areas agreed upon with compatriots.
Distance cannot become an obstacle to our unity on the way to achieving common goals for the development of our beloved Kyrgyzstan. Together we will achieve great success! We are grateful for your patriotism and work.
I wish you good health, peace and prosperity!”
According to recent data, there are more than 710 thousand citizens of the Kyrgyz Republic in labor migration, of them:
More than 640,000-in Russia;
in Kazakhstan-30,000;
in Turkey-30,000;
in South Korea-15,000;
over 20 thousand Kyrgyz labor migrants are in other non-CIS countries.
On Dec.18, 1990, the General Assembly adopted a resolution on the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families.
Each year on Dec 18, the United Nations, through the UN-related agency International Organization for Migration (UN Migration), uses International Migrants Day to highlight the contributions made by the roughly 272 million migrants, including more than 41 million internally displaced persons, (IDPs) and the challenges they face.
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