Ambassador of Belarus A.Ponomarev met UNHCR Regional Representative for Central Europe

On October 27, 2021 the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Belarus to Hungary Aleksandr Ponomarev met with Regional Representative of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) for Central Europe Roland Schilling.

Background Information. Under the plan to reorganize the UNHCR's activities Belarus, Hungary, Moldova, Slovakia, Slovenia and the Czech Republic will be under the responsibility of the UNHCR Subregional Office in Budapest. The reorganization decision was taken in 2020, taking into account the successful functioning of the Belarusian asylum system as well as the UNHCR financial situation.

The sides discussed the current migration situation at the border between Belarus and the European Union and exchanged opinions on various aspects influencing the intensification of migration flows in the region and the world.

Mutual interest in maintaining a high level of interaction between Belarus and UNHCR was confirmed during the meeting.

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