Jakarta (Antara Bali) - The Indonesian Foreign Affairs Ministry will organize the Jakarta Meeting to discuss several issues related to immigrants in Asia.
"It will be our third meeting about the immigrants that will raise the 'Root Causes' issue in the country of origin and ways to prevent these," the Director General of Multilateral Cooperation of Foreign Affairs Ministry, Hasan Kleib, said here on Tuesday.
Being held as part of the implementation of the Bali Process framework, both Indonesia and Australia will chair the meeting scheduled for 27-28 November, 2015 in Jakarta.
Indonesia will invite 14 countries in Asia and three international organizations, namely, UNHCR, International Organization for Migration and United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime.
The meeting will emphasize the need for undertaking measures to prevent such a state of affairs from arising in the country of origin without having to resort to any pressure.
"We don't want to blame each other because no one wants to leave their home country," Hasan said.
Indonesia, Hasan said, will encourage all 14 countries to implement real efforts, such as development in economic and social sectors.
The challenge is bigger for Indonesia because immigrants are already in a hopeless state and are trying to reach their destination countries but have decided to stay in the bordering country.
"As an example, Australia has put in place zero entry policy and stressed the principle of its sovereignty over borders. Thus, the country is not accepting any more immigrants and has adopted a 'turn back the boat' policy," Hasan said.
The policy has prompted the immigrants to stay put in Indonesia, a transit country.
Indonesia is accommodating at least 13 thousand immigrants who are waiting for a settlement to this problem and plan to proceed to their destination countries. (WDY)
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"It will be our third meeting about the immigrants that will raise the 'Root Causes' issue in the country of origin and ways to prevent these," the Director General of Multilateral Cooperation of Foreign Affairs Ministry, Hasan Kleib, said here on Tuesday.
Being held as part of the implementation of the Bali Process framework, both Indonesia and Australia will chair the meeting scheduled for 27-28 November, 2015 in Jakarta.
Indonesia will invite 14 countries in Asia and three international organizations, namely, UNHCR, International Organization for Migration and United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime.
The meeting will emphasize the need for undertaking measures to prevent such a state of affairs from arising in the country of origin without having to resort to any pressure.
"We don't want to blame each other because no one wants to leave their home country," Hasan said.
Indonesia, Hasan said, will encourage all 14 countries to implement real efforts, such as development in economic and social sectors.
The challenge is bigger for Indonesia because immigrants are already in a hopeless state and are trying to reach their destination countries but have decided to stay in the bordering country.
"As an example, Australia has put in place zero entry policy and stressed the principle of its sovereignty over borders. Thus, the country is not accepting any more immigrants and has adopted a 'turn back the boat' policy," Hasan said.
The policy has prompted the immigrants to stay put in Indonesia, a transit country.
Indonesia is accommodating at least 13 thousand immigrants who are waiting for a settlement to this problem and plan to proceed to their destination countries. (WDY)
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