The 10th Global Baku Forum themed "The World Of Today: Challenges and Hopes" continues its work in Baku.
According to Report, a panel session on "Migration as a symptom of world poverty, inequality, climate stress and conflict" was held as part of the event.
At the session moderated by the President of Globethics.net, Walter Fust, the speakers were the Prime Minister of Latvia in 2014-2016 Laimdota Straujuma, Prime Minister of Moldova in 2015 Chiril Gaburici, Chief of the State Migration Service of the Republic of Azerbaijan Vusal Huseynov, Former Director-General of ISESCO Abdulaziz Altwaijri and others.
Vusal Huseynov noted that migration is a relevant issue on the world agenda. He said that strict rules were valid during the COVID-19 pandemic. According to Huseynov, the climate change also affects the indicators of migration.
He added that migration is currently viewed as a factor of development.
The head of the service noted that conditions were created for the return of displaced persons to their native lands after Azerbaijan ensured its territorial integrity.
The panel session continued with speeches.