OHRID, Macedonia – The MARRI National Coordinators from six MARRI Member States have met for the MARRI Regional Forum in Ohrid, 5 December 2008, held under the Macedonian MARRI Presidency-in-Office (May 2008 – May 2009).
Macedonian Deputy-Foreign Minister Zoran Petrov opened the Forum, while the MARRI National Coordinators and the Director of the MARRI Regional Centre in Skopje briefed the Forum on the past and future MARRI activities.
The participants from six MARRI Member States, Bulgaria, Norway, Slovenia, European Commission, as well as international organisations and initiatives, such as the Regional Cooperation Council (RCC), ICMPD, IOM and UNHCR, exchanged opinions and reviewed plans on future activities aimed at solving migration issues.
MARRI activities are in line with the MARRI Strategy & Programme of Action 2008 and MARRI Action Plan 2008/2009 and the Priorities of Macedonian MARRI Presidency 2008/2009, as adopted in Ohrid.