POLITICS
AZERBAIJAN – ACTIVE PARTICIPANT OF AUTHORITATIVE WORLD ORGANIZATIONS
Successful realization of democratic reforms and achieved accomplishments have seriously raised authority of Azerbaijan, and aroused high interest of the international organizations to cooperate with the independent country. Currently, Azerbaijan is represented at the governing bodies of many authoritative structures.
Executive Committee of the International Association of Prosecutors hosted its meeting in Santiago, capital of the Republic of Chile, 29-31 March. As stated, the Association unites 120 law-enforcement bodies of numerous countries. Fikret Mammmadov, Minister of Justice of Azerbaijan, member of the Executive Committee of the said Organization, participated at the event.
The meeting focused on organizational issues. Then, reports of the members of the Executive Committee were heard and discussed measures for improvement of the Organization’s activity. The renovated website of the Association in Russian created by Azerbaijan was presented.
After election of Association’s new members, Minister of Justice of Azerbaijan has been elected as a member the Executive Committee for the 4th time.
Informing in detail on the legal-judicial reforms in the country, Mr. Mammadov also familiarized himself with activity of the Chile’s relevant bodies, had comprehensive exchange of views.
Minister of Justice of Azerbaijan has also participated at the Global Forum on fighting corruption, in the Republic of South Africa and the session of Executive Committee of the International Association of Anti-Corruption Bodies, the Vice-President of which he is.
During his visits, Azerbaijan’s Justice Minister had working meetings with the justice, prosecutor and other law-enforcement bodies of Chile, the Republic of South Africa, China, Argentina, Indonesia, Denmark, Turkey, Romania, Iran and other countries.