The Georgian- Azerbaijanian Legal Forum, aimed at exchanging experience and strengthening legal relations between the ministries of justice of Georgia and Azerbaijan, took place for the first time this year, resulting in the development of a joint declaration.
The meeting was opened by the Minister of Justice of Georgia – Rati Bregadze and his Azerbaijanian counterpart – Fikrat Mammadov. Tamar Tkeshelashvili – First Deputy Minister of Justice, summarized the fruitful two-day collaboration with her colleagues.
The event was attended by representatives from the Ministry of Justice of Georgia, the Ministry of Justice of Azerbaijan, the judicial power, the prosecutor’s office and the legal profession. Among the attendees were the Chairperson of the Public Service Development Agency – Ketevan Betlmidze, and her deputy – Vladimer Sichinava, as well as other senior officials.
Within the framework of the two-day event in the city of Batumi, participants got acquainted with the work of the Public Service Development Agency, as well as with current and planned projects being implemented by the Agency in order to facilitate the provision of public services as much as possible. Discussions also took place on topics such as remotely accessible services, digitalization of services, data protection, information security measures and others.
The forum will be held annually and will be hosted by Georgia and Azerbaijan alternately.
