Visa, border management, asylum and migration
Article 82
The Parties shall cooperate in the areas of visa, border control, asylum and migration and shall set up a framework for the cooperation, including at a regional level, in these fields, taking into account and making full use of other existing initiatives in this area as appropriate. Cooperation in the matters above shall be based on mutual consultations and close coordination between the Parties and should include technical and administrative assistance for: (a) the exchange of statistics and information on legislation and practices; (b) the drafting of legislation; (c) enhancing the capacity and efficiency of the institutions; (d) the training of staff; (e) the security of travel documents and detection of false documents; (f) border management. Cooperation shall focus in particular: (a) on the area of asylum on the implementation of national legislation to meet the standards of the Convention relating to the Status of Refugees done at Geneva on 28 July 1951 and the Protocol relating to the Status of Refugees done at New York on 31 January 1967 thereby to ensure that the principle of ‘non-refoulement’ is respected as well as other rights of asylum seekers and refugees; (b) on the field of legal migration, on admission rules and rights and status of the person admitted. In relation to migration, the Parties agree to the fair treatment of nationals of other countries who reside legally on their territories and to promote an integration policy aiming at making their rights and obligations comparable to those of their citizens.