EU and African countries will try to find a way out of migration crisis during Valletta Summit

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 11, ARMENPRESS. Over the last few months the EU has been confronted with unprecedented number of migrants and refugees arriving in Europe. They are moving for different reasons; they are fleeingconflict, political and economic instability, human rights violations and poverty. “Armenpress’ informed about the aforementioned, citing consilium.europa.eu website.

The EU, together with the member states, has taken a range of measures to address the challenges created by migration. But migration is not just an issue for Europe.Countries of origin or transitof irregular migration flows also need to be involved.

In April 2015 the European Council called for aninternational summitto discuss migration issues with African and other key countries concerned.

This summit will take place inValletta on 11 and 12 November 2015at the Mediterranean Conference Centre.

The conference will build on existing cooperation processes between Europe and Africa, particularly the Rabat and Khartoum processes on migration, and the EU-Africa Dialogue on Migration and Mobility.

EU and Africa will work in a spirit of partnership to find common solutions to challenges of mutual interest.

EU member states, countries members of the Rabat and Khartoum processes, observers to the Rabat process, representatives of the African Union commission and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) commission, the United Nations (UN), the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) have been invited to join the summit.

The summit will address the challenges but also the opportunities of migration. It will also recognise that migration is ashared responsibilityof countries of origin, transit and destination.