BAKU, Azerbaijan, May 6. Speaker of the
Azerbaijani Parliament Sahiba Gafarova held a meeting on May 6 with
a delegation led by Mongolian Prosecutor General Jargalsaikhan
Banzragch, who is on an official visit to Azerbaijan, the press
service and public relations department of the Azerbaijani
Parliament told Trend.
The Speaker of the Azerbaijani Parliament expressed confidence
that this visit would contribute to the development of cooperation
between the prosecutor’s offices of Azerbaijan and Mongolia.
Furthermore, Gafarova noted that since the establishment of
diplomatic relations between the two countries in 1992, bilateral
relations have developed on the basis of friendship, mutual
support, and respect.
She also emphasized the exceptional role of high-level and
top-level visits in strengthening bilateral ties, noting the
significance of the meeting between President of the Republic of
Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and President of Mongolia Ukhnaagiin
Khürelsükh, who visited Azerbaijan in November 2024 to participate
in COP29 in Baku. The Speaker emphasized that President Ilham
Aliyev described the Mongolian President’s first visit to
Azerbaijan as a historic event.
The Speaker of Parliament stated that the two countries
cooperate effectively within the framework of international
organizations. The Speaker briefed the guest on the Parliament’s
cooperation with the Prosecutor General’s Office of Azerbaijan, the
history of parliamentarism in Azerbaijan, the structure of the
current Parliament, its international activities, and the
legislative process. She noted that the current 7th convocation of
the Azerbaijani Parliament was formed following the 2024 elections.
These elections are of particular significance, as they were the
first parliamentary elections held throughout the entire territory
of the sovereign state of Azerbaijan.
During the conversation, the Speaker of the Azerbaijani
Parliament also shared her views on mutually beneficial cooperation
with the Mongolian Parliament and on the activities of the working
group on interparliamentary relations with that country.
Expressing his gratitude for the valuable information,
Mongolia’s Prosecutor General Jargalsaikhan Banzragch shared his
impressions of visit to Azerbaijan.
Referring to the development of relations between the
prosecutorial authorities of the two countries, the guest spoke
about the prospects for cooperation with the Prosecutor General’s
Office of Azerbaijan. He noted that the Memorandum of Understanding
signed today between the Prosecutor General’s Offices of the two
nations would contribute to the protection of the rights of
citizens in both countries and the prevention of crime. The guest
provided information on cooperation between the Prosecutor
General’s Office and the Parliament of Mongolia, the activities of
the country’s prosecution service, and the prospects for the
development of prosecutorial bodies.
The meeting also featured an exchange of views on other issues
of mutual interest.
