Germany signs agreement on migration with Uzbekistan

16/9/2024 11:10

        Germany has signed a deal with Uzbekistan to enable the migration of skilled workers from the Central Asian nation to support the German economy and the return of some immigrants, Chancellor Olaf Scholz said.
        
        "We are enabling the necessary immigration of workers with great talent that we need in Germany so that our economy can grow," Scholz said on Sunday after a meeting with Uzbekistan President Shavkat Mirziyoyev in the Uzbek city of Samarkand.
        
        The two countries also agreed on "simple, unbureaucratic procedures for those who have to go back," Scholz said, without elaborating.
        
        He did not respond to media speculation that the agreement with Uzbekistan would also serve to deport Afghans who had committed crimes.
        
        "Otherwise, of course, there are confidential talks about cooperation in many areas," he added.