Current issues of legal cooperation between Azerbaijan and Argentina discussed

Bilateral meetings were held on November 13 with Argentina's Federal Prosecutor General Eduardo Casal and Prosecutor General of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires Martin Lopez Zavaleta as part of a working visit to Buenos Aires by a delegation led by Prosecutor General of the Republic of Azerbaijan Kamran Aliyev.

Operativ Media reports, citing the Prosecutor General's Office.

During the meeting with Federal Prosecutor General Eduardo Casal, Kamran Aliyev stated that Azerbaijan attaches special importance to developing relations with Argentina based on mutual respect and the principles of international law.

It was emphasized that strengthening Azerbaijan's international standing, expanding its partnership geography, deepening political, economic, and legal relations with various regions, and developing relations based on mutual trust and beneficial cooperation between states and peoples are key priorities under the multi-vector foreign policy led by President Ilham Aliyev. In this regard, expanding cooperation with Latin American countries, including Argentina, is of great importance.

The Prosecutor General briefed his counterpart on reforms aimed at strengthening the fight against corruption and other forms of transnational crime in Azerbaijan, as well as modernizing the operations of prosecution authorities.

The bilateral meeting addressed key issues of international legal cooperation, including enhancing the efficiency of mutual legal assistance in criminal matters, the prompt execution of legal assistance requests, obtaining evidence, and coordination between competent authorities regarding the extradition of offenders.

The parties also exchanged views on sharing experience in non-criminal prosecution proceedings, as well as prospects for joint efforts against corruption, money laundering, and other forms of modern crime.

In this context, the role of authoritative organizations such as the International Association of Prosecutors (IAP) in improving the efficiency of mutual legal assistance and coordinating efforts against transnational crime was particularly emphasized. Discussions were also held on cooperation within the framework of the Ibero-American Association of Prosecutors, headed by Argentina's Federal Prosecutor General. In a bilateral meeting held the same day with Prosecutor General of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires Martin Lopez Zavaleta, Kamran Aliyev recalled with satisfaction the established cooperation between the two institutions, emphasizing that the signing of a document on cooperation in preventing and combating corruption in Buenos Aires on September 18, 2019, played an important role in developing mutual relations.

It was also noted that the Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation signed between the Prosecutor General's Office of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Public Prosecutor's Service of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires in Athens, Greece, on March 23, 2023, further strengthened the legal foundation of the existing partnership.

Additionally, both meetings emphasized the importance of further developing direct professional ties between the prosecution services of the two countries, reciprocal expert visits, organizing joint training, and studying best practices in criminal investigations.

In addition, continuing cooperation within international and regional organizations, including the IAP, was also discussed during the meetings.

Finally, the sides exchanged views on other matters of mutual interest.

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Azerbaijan to the Republic of Argentina Ramzi Teymurov also attended the meetings.