The agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan on cooperation in fight against illegal migration
of July 4, 2007
The government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan which are hereinafter referred to as by the Parties
being guided by the fundamental principles of the Russian-Uzbekistan relations underlain in the Contract on bases of the interstate relations, friendship and cooperation between the Russian Federation and the Republic of Uzbekistan of May 30, 1992, the Contract on strategic partnership between the Russian Federation and the Republic of Uzbekistan of June 16, 2004 and the Agreement on the allied relations between the Russian Federation and the Republic of Uzbekistan of November 14, 2005
understanding that entrance in the territory of the states of the Parties, stay (accommodation) and departure from the territory of the states of the Parties of citizens of the states of the Parties, citizens of the third states and stateless persons with violation of the law of the states of the Parties, the entrance regulating procedure, stay, transit and departure (further - illegal migration), poses serious threat of public and homeland security, economic stability and promotes complication of criminogenic situation in the territories of the states of the Parties,
considering cooperation in fight against illegal migration as one of the important directions of regulation of migratory processes in the territories of the states of the Parties,
expressing intention to perform joint efforts on prevention of illegal migration,
based on the conventional principles and rules of international law and the legislation of the states of the Parties,
in view of Protocol provisions against smuggling of migrants by land, to the sea and air, supplementing the United Nations Convention Against Transnational Organized Crime of November 15, 2000,
aiming to create the legal basis for bilateral cooperation of the states of the Parties in fight against illegal migration, agreed as follows:
The parties according to the legislation of the states of the Parties and this agreement will cooperate in area of fight against illegal migration.
1. The realization of this agreement is enabled by the following competent authorities:
from the Russian Side - the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation, the Federal Migration Service, Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation;
from the Uzbekistan Side - the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan, the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection of the population of the Republic of Uzbekistan, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan and Service of homeland security of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
2. The parties without delay notify each other through diplomatic channels on changes in structure of the competent authorities.
For the purpose of implementation of this agreement each of the Parties can open representative office of the competent authority in the field of migration in the territory of the state of other Party.
1. The parties perform cooperation within this agreement in the following main directions:
a) border and immigration control;
b) accounting of persons illegally crossing borders of the states of the Parties and illegally staying in their territories;
c) mutual exchange of information and analytical materials, periodicals, and also materials on distribution of experience of activities of competent authorities of the Parties dealing with migration issues, including the organization of border and immigration control;
d) preparation and advanced training of staff of competent authorities of the Parties dealing with issues of fight against illegal migration including the organization of seminars and training in this area;
e) joint scientific research in the field of fight against illegal migration;
e) exchange of information, being of mutual interest: about the revealed channels of illegal migration;
about the legal entities and physical persons involved in the organization and implementation of illegal migration operating in the territories of the states of the Parties;
about the points of departure and appointments, routes, carriers and vehicles which are used under the organization and implementation of illegal migration;
about methods of receipt of entrance visas and other documents and their uses for the purpose of illegal migration;
about the legislation of the states of the Parties in the field of migration, including on regulation of migratory processes, the organization of fight against illegal migration, and also about changes in the specified areas of the legislation of the states of the Parties;
about the practice and measures directed to the prevention of illegal migration and the related criminal actions;
about samples of identity documents and granting the right to crossing of frontier, changes of forms and requirements to documents for entrance, stay and departure from the territory of the states of the Parties;
about the international treaties concerning migration signed with the third states;
about citizens of the state of one Party performing labor activity in the territory of the state of other Party;
about the organizations licensees performing activities for employment of citizens of the state of one Party in the territory of the state of other Party;
g) other mutually acceptable directions of cooperation.
2. The parties accept necessary legal and organizational practical measures on prevention in the territory of the states of the Parties of illegal migration.
3. Without prejudice to the international obligations concerning free movement of physical persons of the Party establish the following measures of border and immigration control which can be required for the prevention and identification of illegal migration:
a) the cooperation within this agreement is performed based on requests of the concerned party about rendering assistance or at the initiative of the Party assuming that such assistance is of interest to other Party;
b) the inquiry is sent for rendering assistance in writing. In immediate cases the inquiry can be sent by communication channels with use of technical means of transfer of the text, however no later than 48 hours after such direction the request shall be confirmed in writing. In case of doubt in authenticity or content of request additional confirmation can be requested;
c) the request about rendering assistance within this agreement shall contain:
the name of the requesting and required body;
statement of merits of case;
purpose and reasons for request;
any other information which can be useful to proper execution of request;
d) the request about rendering assistance within this agreement is signed by the head of the requesting competent authority or its deputy.
1. The required Party takes all necessary measures for ensuring bystry and perhaps more complete execution of request.
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