On September 25, RIAC presented its English-language collection of articles "Migration in Russia. 2000-2013" to the Club of Ambassadors of Russia's Neighbor States that regularly holds its sessions at MGIMO-University under the patronage of its Rector Anatoly Torkunov. Migration was chosen as the subject of the ambassadors' gathering due to the urgency of the issue in view of current international situation and its relevance for Russia's foreign policy.
On September 25, RIAC presented its English-language collection of articles "Migration in Russia. 2000-2013" to the Club of Ambassadors of Russia's Neighbor States that regularly holds its sessions at MGIMO-University under the patronage of its Rector Anatoly Torkunov.
Migration was chosen as the subject of the ambassadors' gathering due to the urgency of the issue in view of current international situation and its relevance for Russia's foreign policy.
The participants were addressed by Director of the Federal Migration Service (FMS) Konstantin Romodanovsky who pointed out that Russia is being challenged by the massive inflow of Central Asians, mostly youths, who barely speak Russian or know the new realities.
According to Mr. Romodanovsky, in order to handle the problem, the FMS works to advance interaction with migration agencies of the neighbor states, strengthen the international treaty framework on the bilateral level, and establish constructive relationships with foreign embassies and consulates. A lot of attention is given to explanation of approaches and rules used by Russia in the migration area. The initial steps toward Russia's EU partners and the Republic of Korea have already brought good results.
To this end, the FMS and RIAC are implementing project "International Migration Processes: Trends, Challenges and Outlook" that has resulted in reference book "Migration Field of Russia" published in March-April 2013 and anthology "Migration in Russia. 2000-2012".
Issued this September, "Migration in Russia. 2000 – 2013" was prepared by RIAC experts and staff members to make another step toward a better national migration policy. The publication was presented by RIAC Program Director Ivan Timofeyev, who underlined that the collection offers a convenient outlet to balanced expertise on a wide range of migration issues.
The book attracted interest of the diplomats who asked numerous questions to indicate their missions' interest in setting up a regular dialog on migration with the Russian government and academia.
