BAKU, Azerbaijan, February 2. Azerbaijan and
Jordan will cooperate and provide mutual assistance in the customs
sphere, Trend
reports.
This issue was discussed at today's plenary session of the
Azerbaijani parliament.
Meanwhile, it was noted that the “Agreement on Cooperation and
Mutual Assistance in Customs Matters between the Government of the
Republic of Azerbaijan and the Government of the Hashemite Kingdom
of Jordan” was signed in Baku on November 27, 2025.
The agreement, consisting of 22 articles, provides for mutual
assistance between the customs authorities of both parties in
accordance with established rules and conditions to ensure the
proper application of customs legislation and to prevent, detect,
and investigate violations of this legislation.
The agreement contains the necessary provisions on the
obligation of the Parties to provide the necessary information at
the request of the relevant authority on these issues, voluntary
assistance by providing information deemed necessary, technical
assistance, provision of information on the illegal trafficking of
goods posing a danger, controlled shipments, the form and content
of requests for assistance, the procedure for executing requests,
exceptions, confidentiality, the procedure for using information,
etc.
The other provisions of the agreement regulate its entry into
force, duration, termination, and other related matters.
Moreover, it was noted that similar agreements had been signed
in previous years by the Republic of Azerbaijan with the Kingdom of
Saudi Arabia, the Kingdom of Morocco, Montenegro, the Government of
the State of Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Macedonia, Israel,
Serbia, Argentina, and several other countries.
The draft law on the approval of the “Agreement between the
Government of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Government of the
Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan on cooperation and mutual assistance in
customs matters” was put to a vote after discussion and adopted in
the first reading.
