As part of a working visit to Buenos Aires, Argentina, a delegation led by Azerbaijan's Prosecutor General Kamran Aliyev held bilateral meetings on November 13 with the country's Federal Prosecutor General Eduardo Casal and the Prosecutor General of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Martin Lopez Zavaleta, The Prosecutor General's Office told APA.
During the meeting with Federal Prosecutor General Eduardo Casal, Kamran Aliyev stated that Azerbaijan attaches particular importance to developing relations with Argentina based on mutual respect and the principles of international law.
It was emphasized that strengthening Azerbaijan's international position, expanding the geography of the country's partnerships, deepening political, economic and legal ties with various regions, and developing relations based on mutual trust and beneficial cooperation between states and peoples are among the key priorities of the successful and multifaceted foreign policy pursued under the leadership of President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev. In this regard, expanding cooperation with Latin American countries, including Argentina, is of particular importance.
The Prosecutor General provided his counterpart with detailed information about the reforms being implemented in Azerbaijan to strengthen the fight against corruption and other forms of transnational crime and to modernize the activities of prosecutorial bodies within this framework.
During the bilateral meeting, the parties discussed improving the effectiveness of mutual legal assistance in criminal cases, the prompt execution of legal assistance requests, the collection of evidence, coordination between competent authorities regarding the extradition of persons who have committed crimes, and other pressing issues of international legal cooperation.
The parties also exchanged views on sharing experience in non-criminal prosecution proceedings and the prospects for joint efforts to combat corruption, money laundering and other forms of modern crime.
In this context, particular emphasis was placed on the role of reputable organizations such as the International Association of Prosecutors (IAP) in improving the effectiveness of mutual legal assistance and coordinating efforts to combat transnational crime. Discussions were also held on cooperation within the framework of the Ibero-American Association of Public Prosecutors, which is headed by Argentina's Prosecutor General.
During a bilateral meeting held the same day with Martin Lopez Zavaleta, Prosecutor General of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Kamran Aliyev recalled with satisfaction the cooperative relations established between the two institutions and emphasized that the signing of a document on cooperation in preventing and combating corruption in Buenos Aires on September 18, 2019, had played an important role in developing bilateral relations.
It was also noted that the Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation signed between the Prosecutor General's Office of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Public Prosecution Service of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires in Athens, Greece, on March 23, 2023, further strengthened the legal foundations of the existing partnership.
Both meetings also emphasized the importance of further developing direct professional contacts between the prosecutorial authorities of the two countries, organizing reciprocal visits by experts and joint training sessions, and studying best practices in the investigation of criminal cases.
In addition, issues related to continuing cooperation within international and regional organizations, including the IAP, were discussed during the meetings.
Finally, the parties exchanged views on other issues of mutual interest.
Azerbaijan's Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Argentina, Ramzi Teymurov, also attended the meetings.
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