Azerbaijan Attends 3Rd Meeting Of OTS Council Of General Prosecutors

(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 25. The 3rd meeting of the Organization of Turkic States (OTS) Council of General Prosecutors, established in Baku in 2021, has taken place with the participation of Azerbaijan in Bishkek, Trend reports.

The meeting, also attended by prosecutor generals from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, and Türkiye, along with delegations led by the Secretary-General of the Turkic Council and the chief advisor of the International Association of Prosecutors, featured a video address from the President of Kyrgyzstan, Sadyr Zhaparov, who greeted the participants and wished them success in their session.

Highlighting the significance of Turkic unity for Azerbaijan, the country's General Kamran Aliyev emphasized that this is affirmed by the statement of President Ilham Aliyev: "We have no other family. Our family is the Turkic world".

Kamran Aliyev noted that the OTS will make a significant contribution to consolidating efforts and enhancing mutual cooperation in ensuring legality and law enforcement across its member states, as well as in effectively protecting human rights and freedoms and combating all forms of crime.

The prosecutor general informed his colleagues that under the leadership of the victorious Supreme Commander-in-Chief, President of Azerbaijan, the country fully restored its territorial integrity.

He also mentioned that rapid reconstruction and building efforts are underway in Karabakh, thanks to the attention and care of the head of state, Ilham Aliyev, and First Vice President Mehriban Aliyeva.

Furthermore, Kamran Aliyev announced that Azerbaijan will host COP29, the 29th Session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, and from September 29 to October 2 of this year, the 29th Annual Conference and General Assembly of the International Association of Prosecutors. He invited his colleagues to participate in these prestigious events.

The Bishkek Declaration was adopted at the conclusion of the session, and it was decided that the next session will be held in Uzbekistan in 2025.

The extraordinary and plenipotentiary Ambassador of Azerbaijan to Kyrgyzstan, Latif Gandilov, participated in the event.

During the visit, the Prosecutor General of Azerbaijan met with his counterparts from Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, as well as with the chief advisor of the International Association of Prosecutors, discussing further cooperation matters.

This concluded the working visit of the delegation of the Prosecutor General's Office of Azerbaijan to Kyrgyzstan.

To note, the first and second meetings of the OTS Council of Prosecutor Generals were held in Baku and Ankara in 2021 and 2023, respectively.

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