Nov 18, 2009

Khalid El Ouhichi hails Morocco’s experience in implementing integrated migration policies


At the opening of the third LAS Youth Forum held in Asilah, nothern Morocco on Nov. 15, director of the department of population policy and migration of the League of Arab States Khalid El Ouhichi said that “most international meetings proves that migration contributes to reinforcing development efforts, sharing knowledge and experiences, and building partnerships between migrants’ countries of origin and host countries.”

“In this regard, I would like to hail Morocco’s pioneering experience in implementing an integrated and well coordinated migration policy which positively impacted the country’s economic development,” he said.

However, El Ouhichi had criticized migration policies of certain developing countries which drain several brains needed at home such as skilled labor in key priority sectors as health; education and scientific research, without respecting development partnerships.

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