Presidential administration official spoke about Azerbaijani civil servants

Azerbaijani civil servants must have analytical skills, ability to generalize, draw conclusions and make specific suggestions and recommendations, Azerbaijan Presidential Administration senior official Suleyman Ismayilov said in an interview with state-run press.

"The benefits from work of civil servants without these skills will be insignificant. They will face difficulties while making objective decisions", he said.

June 23 is declared a professional holiday of civil servants upon the decree of Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev dated May 25, 2006. Ismayilov said, that over 28,000 people work in the state bodies of the country. Its 3,000 more than it was back in 2005. Most of those people work at administrative positions, he added.

"Public servants play a major role in state bodies, actively participate in the preparation of various materials, including drafting memos, tests, reports and briefs relating to specific issues," Ismayilov said.


/Trend/