As part of its official visit to Russia, an Azerbaijani delegation led by Prosecutor General Kamran Aliyev attended the 36th meeting of the Coordination Council of Prosecutors General of the CIS member states in Kazan, on September 30.
The meeting focused on fostering cooperation among prosecution authorities across the CIS, combating crime, ensuring legality, and law and order, as well as topical issues of international legal cooperation.
Addressing the event, the Prosecutor General highlighted the existing challenges regarding the recovery of assets obtained through criminal means from foreign jurisdictions, as well as the importance of expanding international cooperation and improving practical mechanisms in this area.
The Azerbaijani Prosecutor General also met with his Russian counterpart Alexander Gutsan.
Kamran Aliyev noted that Azerbaijan attaches great importance to the existing relations with Russia, grounded in friendship, mutual understanding, and trust, highlighting the crucial role of close contacts between President Ilham Aliyev and President Vladimir Putin in advancing bilateral ties.
He also underscored that the prosecutorial bodies of both countries enjoy fruitful collaboration.
Subsequently, the officials signed Cooperation Program for 2027–2028 between the Prosecutor General's Office of Azerbaijan and the Prosecutor General's Office of Russia.
Kamran Aliyev also met with Livong Laoly, Prosecutor General of the Supreme People's Procuracy of Laos. The sides exchanged views on prospects for legal cooperation based on the Memorandum on Cooperation signed between the prosecution authorities of the two countries last year, as well as other issues of mutual interest.
