SKOPJE, Macedonia – The Director of the MARRI Regional Centre, Dr. Trpe Stojanovski, held a briefing for members of Macedonian diplomatic core, relevant international organisations and representatives of foreign donours from EU countries. The meeting was held in the Government building in Skopje on 10 March 2008, whereas the opening speech was delivered by the Macedonian Minister of Interior, Ms. Gordana Jankuloska, M.A.
An overview of MARRI Regional Centre’s present and future activities was presented. More specifically, three proposed project proposals from the MARRI initiative (i.e. “Interactive Migration Map,” “Building capacity of MARRI Member States for Successful Implementation of Agreements on Visa Facilitation and Readmission” and “Assessment of Identity Documents in MARRI Member States”) were presented at the mentioned meeting.
The meeting underlined the contribution of MARRI to the promotion of regional cooperation, as MARRI was established according to the basic guidelines of the regional ownership concept among Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia. This regional cooperation in the area of migration reflects the extent to which the region is prepared for integration into EU structures.