Azerbaijan has joined another European Convention

Azerbaijan has joined the European Convention on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters.

According to the Report, taking into account the importance of the second additional protocol of the European Convention on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters, which provides for sending relevant requests electronically, conducting interrogations via videoconference, expanding the scope of the Convention and other issues, in the issue of increasing efficiency and efficiency in the fight against crime, Azerbaijan decided to join the this document.

In this regard, within the framework of the visit to Strasbourg of the Minister of Justice of Azerbaijan Fikret Mammadov, in accordance with the powers granted by the head of state to sign this document, in the presence of the Deputy Secretary General of the Council of Europe Bjorn Bergen and other responsible persons, the signing ceremony of this protocol was held.

The Minister of Justice stressed that in cooperation with the Council of Europe, a project was implemented to implement the decisions of the European Court of Justice within the framework of the implementation of the Action Plan adopted for our country for 2022-2025, information was provided on reforms and innovations carried out in the field of justice, including the penitentiary, as well as the judicial system and highly appreciated in the international arena.

Deputy Secretary General B. Berge noted the high level of cooperation of the Council of Europe with our country and said that in May the Council of Europe will hold a summit of the heads of member States.

During the conversation, the issue of Armenia's mining of the lands liberated after the Patriotic War under the leadership of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief, President Ilham Aliyev was touched upon, it was noted that about 300 Azerbaijani citizens were killed or injured as a result of the mine terror, in connection with which a special book was presented.

During the visit, a bilateral meeting was held in Strasbourg with the President of the European Court of Human Rights, Siofra O'Leary.

At the meeting, where fruitful cooperation between Azerbaijan and the European Court of Justice was noted, detailed information was provided on the progressive judicial and legal reforms being carried out in Azerbaijan. It was also noted that in the administration of justice, special attention is paid to the application of international norms, including case law, the importance of participation in the training of judges, judicial candidates and other international experts, including judges of the European Court, was highlighted. The importance of acquiring international experience by Azerbaijani judges was emphasized.