A Vietnamese delegation led by Assistant to the Foreign Minister Nguen Quoc Dung attended the 8th Meeting of the Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD 8) from October 14-16 in Istanbul, Turkey, which discussed ways to bolster cooperation to ensure right of migrants.
Themed “ Strengthening Partnerships : Human Mobility for Sustainable Development ”, the meeting brought together over 1,000 participants from 150 countries and territories over the world.
In his speech at the event the Vietnamese official emphasised Vietnam’s support to the GFMD and shared the country’s experience in managing immigrant for development target.
On the sidelines of the event, Dung had bilateral meetings with the General Director of the International Organisation for Migration (IMO) and the Director General for Consular Affairs under the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs.-VNA
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