Moscow and Tashkent are actively working to make migration flows between Russia and Uzbekistan more organized, according to Russian Ambassador to Uzbekistan, Oleg Malginov.
In an interview with Izvestia, Malginov acknowledged the recent increase in urgency surrounding migration issues but emphasized the positive aspects. He explained that both Russia and Uzbekistan are collaborating to structure migration more efficiently.
The ambassador described migration as a natural process driven by economic factors and longstanding ties between the two nations. He stressed the importance of ensuring that Uzbek citizens and other foreign workers coming to Russia are aware of their employment opportunities. “It's essential that they know they are coming to specific enterprises and will be engaged in particular activities. Ideally, they should arrive with a profession in hand,” Malginov said.
He also highlighted the need for younger generations of migrants to be more familiar with Russia. “Although our countries are close and our peoples know each other well, the younger generation heading to Russia for work needs to learn more about the country and the Russian language, to better understand our laws and communicate effectively. This will be part of the organized recruitment of migrants,” Malginov explained.
In addition, he noted that the Russian language is “quite popular and in demand” in Uzbekistan. However, the number of people wanting to study Russian far exceeds the current capacity of schools offering Russian-language instruction. Malginov revealed that efforts are being made to train a new generation of teachers capable of teaching Russian and other subjects in the language.
The ambassador also pointed out that there are 14 branches of Russian universities operating in Uzbekistan, where around 60,000 students are pursuing higher education either in Russia or at these branches, all in Russian.
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Based on TASS materials