13th Meeting of the OSCE Economic Forum

The discussions focused on the following main topics:
* Demographic Trends
* Migration
* Integrating Persons belonging to National Minorities

Introductory note
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Annotated agenda
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Adopted documents
Summary of the 13th Meeting of the OSCE Economic Forum
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Journal of the 1st Day of the Thirteenth Meeting of the Economic Forum
PDF English (38.9 Kb), PDF French (41.1 Kb), PDF German (40.4 Kb),
PDF Italian (40.6 Kb), PDF Russian (100.3 Kb), PDF Spanish (24.8 Kb)
Journal of the 2nd Day of the Thirteenth Meeting of the Economic Forum
PDF English (32.2 Kb), PDF French (33.8 Kb), PDF German (32.8 Kb),
PDF Italian (32.4 Kb), PDF Russian (87.7 Kb), PDF Spanish (17.6 Kb)
Journal of the 3rd Day of the Thirteenth Meeting of the Economic Forum
PDF English (33 Kb), PDF French (32.1 Kb), PDF German (31.8 Kb)
PDF Italian (30.8 Kb), PDF Russian (116.8 Kb), PDF Spanish (16.7 Kb)
Journal of the 4th Day of the Thirteenth Meeting of the Economic Forum
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Journal of the 5th Day of the Thirteenth Meeting of the Economic Forum
PDF English (18.7 Kb), PDF French (22.5 Kb), PDF German (36.8 Kb),
PDF Italian (18.9 Kb), PDF Russian (99 Kb), PDF Spanish (19.6 Kb)

Opening / Closing statements
Welcoming remarks by the representative of the Government of the Czech Republic, H.E. Mr. Pavel Svoboda, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs
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Statement by OSCE Chairman-in-Office Dr. Dimitrij Rupel
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Welcoming remarks by the Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activites, Mr. Marcin Swiecicki
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Address by Ambassador Christian Strohal, Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR)
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Address by Mr. Rolf Ekeus, High Commissioner on National Minorities for the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE)
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Statement by Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, Mr. Fedotov
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Statement by the Delegation of Belarus
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Statement by the Delegation of Ukraine (also on behalf of the GUAM Participating States)
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Statement by the Delegation of Croatia
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Statement by the Delegation of Azerbaijan
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Statement by H.E. Dr. Piotr A. Switalski, Undersecretary of State Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland
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Intervention by the Delegation of Switzerland
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Statement by the Delegation of Luxembourg/European Union
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Statement by Ambassador Jivan Tabibian, Delegation of Armenia
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Concluding remarks by the Chairperson of the 13th OSCE Economic Forum Ambassador Dr. Boris Frlec, Head of the OSCE Task Force, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Slovenia
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Closing remarks by Mr. Marcin Swiecicki, Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities
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Contribution by Prof. Anis Bajrektarevic, "Towards the Creation of the OSCE Task Force on Human Capital"
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Keynote addresses
Speech by Mr. Vladimir Spidla, Member of the European Commission in charge of Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities
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Opening remarks by Ms. Brigita Schmognerova, Executive Secretary United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
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Statement by Mr. Brunson McKinley, Director General, International Organization for Migration
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Address by Mr. Grigory Rapota, Secretary General of the Eurasian Economic Community
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Keynote address by Mr. Alexander Vladychenko, Director General of Social Cohesion, Council of Europe
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Presentation by the Chairperson of the 13th OSCE Economic Forum, Ambassador Dr. Boris Frlec, Head of the OSCE Task Force, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Slovenia, at the session: OSCE as a platform for dialogue and co-operation 
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Review sessions
Draft Rapporteur's Report. Rapporteur: Jörn Beißert, Permanent Mission of the Federal Republic of Germany to the OSCE
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Presentation by Mr. Abdur Chowdhury, Director, Economic Analysis Division, UNECE
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Presentation by Ms. Vanessa Mitchell-Thomson, Principal Economist, EBRD, "Transition indicators: some findings on trade and infrastructure"
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Speech by Mr. Michael Harms, German Committee on Eastern European Economic Relations
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Draft Rapporteur's Report. Rapporteur: Mr. Denis Sidorenko, Permanent Delegation of the Republic of Belarus to the OSCE
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Presentation by Mr. Mario Apostolov, Regional Adviser, Trade Development and Timber Division, UNECE, "Improving Security by Facilitating Trade and Enhancing Trade Information Flows"
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Paper prepared by Daniel Linotte and Amalija Pavic, Senior Trade Advisers, Policy and Legal Advice Centre (PLAC), "WTO and the OSCE Participating States: An Overview". Preliminary version.
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Paper prepared by Daniel Linotte and Amalija Pavic, Senior Trade Advisers, Policy and Legal Advice Centre (PLAC), "WTO and the OSCE Participating States: An Overview"
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Presentation by Mr. Michael Stopford, Head of Global Public Affairs and Government Relations, Syngenta International AG
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Draft Rapporteur's Report. Rapporteur: Brigitte Waignein, Permanent Mission of Belgium to the OSCE
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Presentation by Mr. Michalis Adamantiadis, Regional Adviser, Transport Division, UNECE, "Integration Through Transport Networks: The Role of the UNECE Governments"
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Presentation of 2004/2005 Activity Report by Marcin Öwiêcicki, Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities
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Presentation of the OCEEA Activity Report by Mr. Marcin Öwiêcicki, Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities
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Statement by the Delegation of the Russian Federation
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Statement by Ambassador Christian Falkowski, Head of the European Commission Delegation to the International Organizations in Vienna
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Statement by the Delegation of Liechtenstein
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Statement of the Czech Republic in reply to the Principality of Liechtenstein
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Statement by the Delegation of Belarus
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Statement by the Delegation of the United States of America
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Statement by the Delegation of the European Union
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Contribution by the Delegation of Azerbaijan, "The International Trade Relations of Azerbaijan"
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Side events

• Side event with the Mediterranean Partner for Co-operation: Migration and economic development of the sending countries
  Draft Rapporteur's Report. Rapporteur: Fabrizio Scarpa, External Co-operation Officer, OSCE Secretariat
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  Statement by the Degation of Algeria
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  Contribution by the Delegation of Italy, "Migration, Integration, Employment. The Italian Experience in the European Context."
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• Side event on implementing the Roma and Sinti Action Plan (economic and social aspects)
  Draft Rapporteur's Report. Rapporteur: Nina Lindroos-Kopolo, Associate Programme Officer, OSCE/OCEEA
  PDF English (23.5 Kb)
  Report on Roma Informal Settlements in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Human Rights Department, OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
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  Draft Agenda for the Side event on implementing the Roma and Sinti Action Plan (economic and social aspects)
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  Presentation by Mr. Mitja Zagar, Director for Ethnic Studies, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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  Presentation by Mr. Valeriu Nicolae, European Roma Information Office, Brussels
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  Intervention by Michael Guet, Head of Roma and Travellers Division, DG III Social Cohesion, Council of Europe
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• Side event - Anti-Trafficking Programme
  Japan's Action Plan of Measures to Combat Trafficking in Persons
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  Presentation by the Delegation of Japan, "Process of Protecting Victims of Trafficking in Persons"
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  The Recent Actions Japan has taken to combat TIP
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  Presentation by Mr. Jean-Pierre Garson, Head of Non-Member Economies and International Migration Division, OECD, "Migration from the Mediterranean Area, Remittances and Economic Development"
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  Presentation by Ms. Maria Petrova, Project Coordinator, Animus Association, "Code of Conduct for prevention of trafficking and sexual exploitation of children in tourism"
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  Presentation by Ms. Elitsa Videnova, Bulgarian Business Leader Forum
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  Presentation by Mr. Kurt Strohmayer, IBLF's Youth Career Initiative
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  Contribution by the Delegation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
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  Implementation status and future plans of the OCEEA Anti-Trafficking Programme on Public-Private Co-operation in the Prevention of Trafficking in Human Beings (ATP)
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• Side event - Presentation of Labour Migration Project - Armenia: A practical example of OSCE field work in the field of labour migration
  Presentation by the OSCE Office in Yerevan
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Session I (Populations developments)
Draft Rapporteur's Report. Rapporteur: Ms. Jeannette Kloetzer, Economic and Environmental Officer, OSCE Office in Yerevan
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Presentation by Mr. Claus Folden, Coordinator, Technical Cooperation Centre, IOM
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Presentation by Mr. Wolfgang Lutz, Director, Vienna Institute for Demography, Leader, World Population Program, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis
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Country report of the Principality of Liechtenstein
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Presentation by the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs of the Czech Republic
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Contribution by Demir Imamovic, Executive Director, Agency for Local Development Initiatives, "Consequences of Economic Inequality on Migration of Different Ethnic Population in BiH"
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Statement by the Delegation of Belarus
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Statement by the Delegation of Norway
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Session II (Improving economic prospects in countries of emigration)
Draft Rapporteur's Report. Rapporteur: Mr. Armand Pupols, Mission Programme Officer, Conflict Prevention Center, OSCE Secretariat
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Presentation by Mr. Fernand Pillonel, EBRD
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Presentation by Mr. John Fitzgerald, FINCA International, Inc., "A Commercially Viable Approach to Poverty Alleviation"
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Presentation by Mr. Roman Mogilevsky, Executive Director, Center for Social and Economic Research (CASE), Kyrgyzstan, "Building of Human and Institutional Capacities to Meet Market and Economic Development Demands"
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Intervention by the Delegation of Thailand
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Session III (Environment and migration)
Background paper for Session III of the 13th Economic Forum
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Contribution by Prof. Norman Myers, Green College, Oxford University, U.K., "Environmental Refugees: An Emergent Security Issue"
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Statement by Mr. R. Latipov, Deputy Chairman of the State Committee on Environment and Forestry, Tajikistan
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Presentation by Mr. R. Latipov, Deputy Chairman of the State Committee on Environment and Forestry, Tajikistan
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Presentation by Mr. David Stone, Director - Livelihood and Environmental Security (LIVES) Advisory Group, "Environmental impacts of displaced persons"
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Session IV (Providing services for migrants)
Draft Rapporteur's Report. Rapporteur: Ms. Kimberly Bulkley, Economic and Environmental Officer, OSCE Center in Tashkent
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OSCE/IOM Report on the Information-Resource Centre for Labour Migrants in Dushanbe, Tajikistan
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Presentation by Ms. Susan Martin, Migration Expert, Georgetown University Washington, "Migrant Services in Receiving Countries"
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Contribution by Mr. Maurizio Busatti, Chief of Mission, Tirana, IOM, "Assisting countries of origin to provide relevant information and training to potential migrants and to create migrant service centers"
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Presentation by Mr. Maurizio Busatti, Chief of Mission, Tirana, IOM, "Assisting countries of origin to provide relevant information and training to potential migrants and to create migrant service centers"
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Statement by the Delegation of Albania
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Proposals by the Delegation of the Republic of Azerbaijan
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Statement by the Delegation of Azerbaijan
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Session V (Awareness raising and economic intergration in countries of destination)
Draft Rapporteur's Report. Rapporteur: Mr. Danielius Pivoriunas, Economic and Environmental Adviser, OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Presentation by Mr. Steve Arnott, Expert, European Commission
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Contribution by Mr. Martin Oelz, International Labour Organization (ILO), "Promoting ratification and implementation of international migration conventions and agreements on non-discrimination"
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Contribution by ILO, "Resolution concerning a fair deal for migrant workers in a global economy", Extract from the Report of the Committee on Migrant Workers
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Presentation by Ann-Charlotte Nygard, Acting Director, Policy Development, ICMPD (International Centre for Migration Policy Development), "Transit Migration - A Challenge for Migration Management"
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Proposals by the Delegation of the Republic of Azerbaijan
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Statement by the Delegation of Azerbaijan
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Session VI (The informal sector)
Draft Rapporteur's Report. Rapporteur: Mr. Johannes Schachinger, Delegation of the European Commission to the OSCE
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Contribution by Dr. Irina Ivakhnyuk, Moscow State 'Lomonosov' University, "The significance of the informal sector in attracting illegal migration including trafficking in human beings: exchange of information, experience and best practices"
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Presentation by Ms. Alenka-Mesojedec Pervinsek, Senior Policy Adviser, International Center for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD)
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Session VII (Policies of intergration of persons belonging to national minorities)
Draft Rapporteur's Report. Rapporteur: Vincent de Graaf, Legal Officer, Office of the High Commissioner on National Minorities
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Integration Policy in Latvia A Multi-Faceted Approach, Latvia background information
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Contribution by the Commission for Racial Equality (CRE), UK
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Contribution by Dr. Tove H. Malloy, Senior Research Associate, European Centre for Minority Issues, Flensburg, Germany
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Contribution by Mitja Zagar, Director, Institute for Ethnic Studies, Ljubljana, Slovenia, "Policies and ways of integration"
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Statement by Mária Kadleèíková, Subregional Representative, Subregional Office for Central and Eastern Europe, Budapest, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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Intervention by Michael Guet, Head of Roma and Travellers Division, DG III Social Cohesion, Council of Europe
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Statement by the Delegation of Bulgaria
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Statement by Milorad Scepanovic, Director of the Directorate for OSCE and Co?, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Serbia and Montenegro
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Statement by the Delegation of Estonia
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Statement by the Delegation of Kazakhstan
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Session VIII (Economic and social intergration of persons belonging to national minorities)
Draft Rapporteur's Report. Rapporteur: Bess Brown, Economic Officer, OSCE Centre in Dushanbe
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Address by Mr. John de Fonblanque, Director of the Office of the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities
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Presentation by Mr. Karomatullo Olimov, State Counsellor of the President of the Republic of Tajikistan on social development and public relations
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Declaration and Recommendation of the Delegation of Switzerland
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Statement by Mr. T. Rajabov, Head of the International Co-operation Section and Migration Board of the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection of the population of the Azerbaijani Republic
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Background documents
Contribution by the Delegation of Kazakhstan
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Contribution by Thailand, "Intergovernmental cooperation on temporary migrants"
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Contribution by the Helsinki Committee for Human Rights in Serbia, "Sandzak: Still a Vulnerable Region"
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Contribution by the Helsinki Committee for Human Rights in Serbia, "Kosovo: The Status Issue"
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Contribution by the Helsinki Committee for Human Rights in Serbia, "National Minorities in Serbia: In Conflict With a State Ethnic Identity"
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Press Release of the Government of Japan
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Contribution by Mr. Serik Aidossov, Executive Director of Sociological Resource Center, Kazakhstan
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Contribution by the Ministry of National Education and Sport of the Republic of Poland
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Contribution by the Ministry of Interior and Administration, "Poland's Migration Situation and the Process of Elaborating Polish Migration Policy"
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Contribution by the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs of Albania, "Albanian Emigration as a Developing component since its surviving stage"
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Contribution by the Delegation of Albania
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Background materials for the Thirteenth OSCE Economic Forum:
1) Migration Statistics in the OSCE Region
2) Role of Media in shaping public perceptions of immigrants
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UNECE Report on Integration, Trade and Transport
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Contribution by the OSCE Mission in Serbia and Montenegro "Business Incubators in Serbia and Montenegro"
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Consolidated summary of the first preparatory seminar, Trieste
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Consolidated summary of the second preparatory seminar, Almaty
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Consolidated summary of the third preparatory seminar, Kyiv
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