Azerbaijan's admission to Council of Europe to be marked

Roundtable meeting on the theme “Azerbaijan and Council of Europe: cooperation in the field of human rights” to mark the anniversary of the Azerbaijan`s admission to the Council of Europe will be held on January 25th at the Ombudsman office.

The meeting will bring together Veronika Kotek, Special Representative in Azerbaijan of the Council of Europe Secretary General, representatives of state and non-governmental organizations.

The meeting will focus on human rights observance in Azerbaijan, key trends in cooperation between Azerbaijan`s Ombudsman and the Council of Europe and other issues.

Azerbaijan became a member of the Council of Europe on 25th January, 2001 and ratified the European Convention on Human Rights on December 25th, 2001.

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