Azerbaijan to grant 1st category state body status to President's authorized representative office in Nakhchivan

BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 29. The authorized
representation of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan in
the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic will have the status of a 1st
category state body.

This is reflected in the amendments to the law "On civil
service" approved by the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan
Ilham Aliyev.

The text of the law has been published on the official website
of the President of Azerbaijan.

According to the amendments, the positions of the
Plenipotentiary Representative of the President of the Republic of
Azerbaijan in the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic and his deputies
will be removed from the classification of administrative
positions, and the position of the Assistant to the Plenipotentiary
Representative of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan in
the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic will be included in the third
classification list of positions.

The amendments will come into force on July 1, 2026.