TIRANA, Aug 25 /ATA/ The Council of Ministers adopted on Wednesday the decision to provide temporary protection to Afghan citizens and stateless persons with temporary or permanent residence in the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan and the establishment of the Task Force to manage the influx of international asylum seekers.
The decision provides for the provision of temporary protection to citizens with Afghan citizenship or nationality and stateless persons with temporary or permanent residence in the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, who enter en masse and in coordination with international partners in the territory of Albania, due to war, similar situation, general violence and internal conflict marred by human rights violations and seek protection from the Republic of Albania.
Temporary protection for these citizens starts from the moment of entering the Republic of Albania for a period of 1 year.
The government also decided to establish the Task Force, as a special temporary structure, to manage the flow of requests for international protection from Afghan citizens and stateless persons with temporary or permanent residence in the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan.
The Task Force is chaired by Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs and consists of a) Minister of Interior; Minister of Defense; Minister of Finance and Economy; Minister of Education, Sports and Youth; Minister of Health and Social Protection; Minister of Tourism and Environment.
According to the needs, representatives of other institutions are invited to participate at the request of the Chairman of the Task Force.
The Task Force is charged with negotiating with international partners on issues related to the scope of this decision, as well as devising an action plan for managing the influx of international asylum seekers.
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