"Prosecutor general" of so-called "Nagorno-Karabakh Republic" rejected membership of International Association of Prosecutors

Admitting a "prosecutor general" from a so-called "Nagorno-Karabakh republic" to individual membership of the International Association of Prosecutors has been removed from the association's agenda after a protest lodged by Azerbaijan, the press service of the Justice Ministry reported on Sept. 15.

"Due to strong protest by Azerbaijan, the issue of admitting a 'prosecutor general' from a 'Nagorno-Karabakh republic' to the membership of the International Association of Prosecutors has been removed from the agenda of the Executive Committee [of the the association]," said the report.

"Collections of documents and resolutions of the UN, OSCE, Council of Europe and the EU on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict were distributed among the members of the committee. The head of our delegation provided extensive information about the reasonable position of Azerbaijan in the conflict," the report continued. "As a result, a decision was made that corresponds to our national interests."

Hague (Netherlands) hosted the 15th annual conference of the International Association of Prosecutors from Sept. 4 to 10.

General meetings and meetings of the executive committee were attended by over 400 representatives from around the world, including the heads of prosecutors' offices, judges and other judicial bodies and law-enforcement agencies.

Azerbaijan cooperates with authoritative international organizations, including the International Association of Prosecutors, which has consultative status at the UN Economic and Social Council and brings together more than 100 countries. Azerbaijan has for years been represented in the executive committee, the governing body of the association.

As a member of the association, the authority of which is increasing, Azerbaijan has been given the considerable opportunity of representing the European continent on its executive committee. As a result of competitive elections, the Azerbaijani candidate, head of the Anti-Corruption Office under the Prosecutor General's Office Kamran Aliyev, was elected a member of the executive committee.


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