ISO Secretary-General visits Baku

He visited Martyrs' Avenue and Honorary Cemetery on Thursday.

Within the scope of the two-day visit, the secretary general will meet with Premier Artur Rasizade and government bodies.

He told reporters that the visit is aimed at studying the situation on quality standards in Azerbaijan, APA reports.

Ramiz Hasanov, Chairman of Azerbaijan State Agency for Standardization, Metrology and Patents, said the country is a full member of 3 committees of the organization. Hasanov said Alan Bryden will have meetings at SOCAR Defense Industry, Economic Development, and Emergencies Ministries.

March 2 a roundtable in Baku will be held with participation of representatives from government bodies, foreign embassies, donor organizations and other agencies. The event is aimed at discussion of problems and prospects of standardization in Azerbaijan.

Azerbaijan has become a full member of ISO since 2003. ISO promotes the development of standardization and related activities in the world with a view to facilitating the international exchange of goods and services and to developing cooperation in the spheres of intellectual, scientific, technological and economic activity.