On the sidelines of the third high-level meeting of heads of law enforcement agencies combating corruption in member states of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, scheduled to be held in Baku on October 27-28, Prosecutor General Kamran Aliyev received a delegation led by Chingiz Ashirbekovich Akhmatov, First Deputy Prosecutor General of Kyrgyzstan.
Kamran Aliyev first congratulated Chingiz Akhmatov on his appointment to the new post in September 2026, the Prosecutor General’s press service said, Operative Information Center-OMM reports.
Speaking at the meeting, the prosecutor general said the shared Turkic roots and religious and cultural values of the Azerbaijani and Kyrgyz peoples formed a strong foundation for friendly and fraternal ties between the two countries. He highlighted the important role of reciprocal visits by the countries’ heads of state in developing bilateral relations, including Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov’s visits to Azerbaijan in May 2026 to attend the 13th session of the World Urban Forum (WUF13), and to Baku on October 14-15 for the seventh summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia.
The meeting also recalled President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev’s visit to Kyrgyzstan on September 1, 2026, to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit, as well as the results achieved during the visit.
The participants exchanged views on the current state and prospects of cooperation between the prosecutorial bodies of Azerbaijan and Kyrgyzstan, both bilaterally and within international organizations. They emphasized the importance of promptly and effectively handling requests for legal assistance in criminal cases, extraditing individuals accused of crimes, strengthening cooperation in relation to wanted persons, expanding information exchange in combating corruption and other transnational crime, and sharing best practices.
The prosecutor general also recalled his meeting with Kyrgyz Prosecutor General Malik Bekturganov on the sidelines of the 36th meeting of the Coordination Council of Prosecutors General of CIS member states, held in Kazan in September 2026, and noted the contribution of such contacts to developing cooperation between the prosecutorial bodies.
Chingiz Akhmatov thanked his hosts for the warm welcome and stressed the importance of further expanding ties between the two countries’ prosecutorial bodies, improving mutual legal assistance mechanisms and strengthening joint efforts.
The Kyrgyz delegation expressed interest in the use of digitalization and modern communications technologies in the work of Azerbaijan’s Prosecutor General’s Office. The sides highlighted the importance of ensuring cybersecurity; detecting and investigating crimes committed using information and communications technologies; obtaining and analyzing electronic evidence; and learning from best practices and expanding the exchange of experience in these areas.
At the end of the meeting, the sides expressed mutual interest in developing cooperation between prosecutorial bodies in specific areas, improving the effectiveness of legal assistance and strengthening joint work within international organizations.
