BELGRADE, Serbia – A combined Donor Conference and Meeting of the Friends of the Migration, Asylum, Refugees Regional Initiative (MARRI) was held in Belgrade on 13-14 June 2005 under the Serbia and Montenegro MARRI Presidency.
The purpose of the Conference was to seek funding from the donor community for the ongoing and planned activities of MARRI in the issues of asylum, migration and visa policies under the framework of regional ownership and cooperation.
The participants included representatives of MARRI Member States (Albania, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia and Serbia and Montenegro), Austria, Canada, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, United Kingdom, USA, European Commission, as well as international organisations including IOM, ICMPD, UNHCR, UNMIK, Swedish Migration Board, Stability Pact for South East Europe and CEI.