Morocco considers new immigration strategy, minister

Moroccan human rights minister, Mohammed Aujjar, said the government is considering a new migration strategy.

Speaking here at an encounter on historical, economic, political and cultural aspects of Moroccan immigration, Aujjar said this new orientation is developed to meet concerns of present and new generations of migrants who will be called to contribute in building democracy in their home country.

He further underscored at the encounter held by Paris-based association "Generiques" and the ministry the valuable contributions of migrants in bringing peoples and cultures closer and their attachment to their cultural legacy as well as to the human rights and democracy values.

After he insisted that the migration issue requires a particular attention to address differences between the cultures of host and native countries, the minister criticized rich countries' security approach to immigration, especially the US and Europe, to stop the migratory influx coming from the south. "This approach, he said, can not solve the problem alone."