Budapest Process broadens scope to Silk Routes region amid migration challenges
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The essence of the Budapest Process is cooperation on the issue of migration and dialogue, Interior Minister Sándor Pintér said after the 7th Ministerial Conference of the Budapest Process on Tuesday.
It has taken the ministers involved a year of work to approve a joint declaration and adopt an action plan, Pintér told a press conference.
The aim of the action plan is to map out the steps that need to be taken at the border and in caring for refugees, the minister said.
He said the overall issue of migration included illegal migration, people smuggling and legal migration that can support the economy.
Tuesday’s conference was attended by representatives from some 50 countries and seven international organisations, Pintér said. The Turkish chairmanship of the Budapest Process has led to its expansion to the Silk Routes region, he said, noting that there are now more than 50 countries involved in the dialogue on illegal migration.