Uzbekistan
Agreement Migration
Germany and Uzbekistan have negotiated a comprehensive migration agreement. Federal Minister Faeser signed the agreement on 15 September 2024.
Facts about the country
The Republic of Uzbekistan has a presidential system of government with a bicameral parliament. The Central Asian country declared its independence from the Soviet Union on 1 September 1991. Uzbekistan is a member of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), among others, and is a signatory to the Free Trade Agreement of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). The country’s political and economic centre is the capital and largest city, Tashkent. Gold is one of its major exports, but non-ferrous metals, cotton, fruits and vegetables also play an important role. Located on the old Silk Road, the ancient trading city of Samarkand is one of Uzbekistan’s special attractions.
Diplomatic relations were established on 6 March 1992.
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Comprehensive migration agreement concluded
Germany and Uzbekistan have concluded negotiations on a comprehensive migration and mobility partnership. The agreement was signed by Federal Minister Faeser in Samarkand on 15 September 2024. Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Uzbekistan’s President Shakvat Mirziyoyev also attended the signing ceremony.
The agreement covers cooperation on labour migration in order to gain urgently needed workers for Germany’s labour market. It also provides for closer cooperation in the field of initial and further training. The agreement also includes provisions defining uniform procedures for effective cooperation on returns.
After a joint declaration of intent concerning migration and mobility was signed in Berlin in early May 2023, Dr Joachim Stamp, Federal Government Special Commissioner for Migration Agreements, travelled in summer 2023 to Tashkent for talks on additional cooperation. The delegation also included representatives of the Federal Ministry of the Interior and Community, the Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport and the Federal Employment Agency. A bilateral working group on migration cooperation was established in September 2023. Special Commissioner Stamp returned to Uzbekistan for negotiations in mid-June 2024 and again in mid-September 2024 for the signing of the migration agreement.
Uzbekistan is very interested in legal and safe pathways for its young people to enter the German labour market. Young Uzbeks are interested in high-quality training and good jobs especially in Germany. Many of them learn German in Uzbekistan. At the same time, the growing shortage of skilled workers in many industries is one of the greatest impediments to economic growth in Germany. The Federal Government is therefore working with countries such as Uzbekistan to closely examine further possibilities for long-term and trusting cooperation to increase legal labour migration, also in view of the recently amended law on the immigration of skilled workers. Migration partnerships can benefit not only Germany and its partner countries, but also and above all interested individuals in those countries as well as German employers. These partnerships also always include binding provisions on practical and effective cooperation to reduce irregular migration and facilitate returns.
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In its coalition agreement, the Federal Government set out comprehensive reforms intended to bring about a paradigm shift to reduce irregular migration and increase legal migration. These reforms comprise a variety of measures. One of these measures is the negotiating of migration agreements by the Federal Government Special Commissioner for Migration Agreements, Dr Joachim Stamp, which is intended to build lasting and comprehensive cooperation with migrants’ countries of origin. Alongside this approach of developing extensive migration partnerships, the responsible bodies in the federal and state governments are continuing their existing cooperation on returns with countries of origin.
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