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Baku hosts meeting of CIS Interior Ministers

06 September 2007 09:07 (UTC +04:00)

Head of Presidentâ€™s Executive Office Ramiz Mehdiyev made a keynote speech and informed attendees on the current state of Azerbaijan.
â€œActive development of Azerbaijan is obviously underway, Azerbaijan is successfully integrating into the international union. Our country is pursuing foreign political course based on peace. Azerbaijan is enjoying the fastest growing economy in the world,â€ official of the presidentâ€™s office stressed.
Ramiz Mehdiyev underlined that conflicts, particularly the Nagorno Karabakh conflict impedes the development of the cooperation between the CIS countries, â€œAzerbaijan backs peaceful solution of the conflict, the conflict has to be solved within the framework of territorial integrity of Azerbaijan, and IDPs should be brought back to their motherland.â€
Mr. Mehdiyev touched upon organized crime related issues.
Following this, latest chief of the Council of Interior Ministries, Kazakh Interior Minister Burjan Muhamedjan reported on the activities carried out during his tenure, and handed his authority over to Azerbaijani Interior Minister Ramil Usubov. Ramil Usubov in his turn extended gratitude to Burjan Mukhamedjan for a successful activity as a chief of the CIS Council of Interior Ministers and presented him with â€œStruggle Cooperationâ€ medal on behalf of President Ilham Aliyev.
Ramil Usubov making a speech as a new chief of the Council said that he would do his best to further develop the cooperation between the CIS member states. The meeting of the Council of CIS Interior Ministers continues now.
11 issues will be discussed at the meeting of the Council of Interior Ministers.
The meeting will be focused on the strengthening combat against current challenges and threats, draft agreement on the exchange of information in the sphere of IT (information technology) and fighting crimes, cooperation in the sphere of personnel training at Interior bodies, confirmation of action plan on the establishment of single automated information bank, location of the Councilâ€™s next meeting and other issue./APA/