On November 13, as part of working visit to Buenos Aires, Argentina, an Azerbaijani delegation led by Prosecutor General Kamran Aliyev held bilateral meetings with the country’s Attorney General Eduardo Casal, along with Attorney General of the City of Buenos Aires Javier Martín López Zavaleta.
During the meeting with Attorney General Eduardo Casal, Kamran Aliyev stated that Azerbaijan attaches special importance to the development of relations with Argentina based on mutual respect and the principles of international law.
According to him, within the successful and multifaceted foreign policy course under the leadership of President Ilham Aliyev, key priorities include strengthening Azerbaijan’s international standing, expanding the geography of the country’s partnerships, deepening political, economic, and legal ties with various regions, and fostering relations between countries and peoples based on mutual trust and beneficial cooperation.
The Azerbaijani Prosecutor General briefed his counterpart on the reforms implemented to strengthen the fight against corruption and other forms of transnational crime in the country, as well as to modernize the activities of the prosecution authorities within the framework.
During the bilateral meeting, discussions focused on enhancing the effectiveness of mutual legal assistance in criminal matters, the prompt execution of requests for legal assistance, the obtaining of evidence, coordination between competent authorities regarding the extradition of individuals who have committed crimes, and other relevant issues concerning international legal cooperation.
The sides placed particular emphasis on the role of influential organizations, such as the International Association of Prosecutors (IAP) in terms of enhancing the effectiveness of mutual legal assistance and coordinating efforts to combat transnational crime.
The meeting also featured discussions on cooperation within the framework of the Ibero-American Association of Public Prosecutors, currently headed by the Prosecutor General of Argentina.
At a bilateral meeting with Javier Martín López Zavaleta, Kamran Aliyev hailed the cooperation between the two institutions, underlining that the signing of a document on cooperation in the prevention and fight against corruption in Buenos Aires on September 18, 2019, had played a significant role in advancing bilateral relations.
The parties noted that the Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation, signed on March 23, 2023, in Athens, Greece, between the Prosecutor General’s Office of Azerbaijan and the Public Prosecution Service of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, had further strengthened the legal foundations of the existing partnership.
Both meetings highlighted the significance of further developing direct professional ties between the prosecution authorities of the two countries, the conduct of mutual expert visits, organization of joint training sessions, and the studying the best practices in the investigation of criminal cases.
The meetings also addressed maintaining cooperation within the framework of international and regional organizations, including the Prosecutor General's Office.
Ramzi Teymurov, Azerbaijani Ambassador to Argentina, also participated in the meetings.