Prosecutor General Kamran Aliyev attended the seventh meeting of the prosecutor generals of the member states of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO), held in Kazakhstan.
The Prosecutor General’s Office told Operative Information Center-OMM this.
Speaking at the event, Aliyev said Azerbaijan’s digital transformation policy, initiated by National Leader Heydar Aliyev and identified as one of the state’s strategic priorities, is currently being successfully continued under the leadership of President Ilham Aliyev.
It was noted that the main objectives of the Azerbaijan Digital Development Council, established in February this year and chaired by First Vice President Mehriban Aliyeva, include strengthening the country’s technological potential and digital sovereignty, as well as promoting the transition to an innovation-based economic model.
The prosecutor general highlighted the Electronic Prosecution Information System (EPIS), established by a presidential decree in 2021, as one of Azerbaijan’s major achievements in this area. It was reported that EPIS currently includes modules for electronic document management, investigation, public prosecution, international legal cooperation, crime mapping and electronic inquiries. Artificial intelligence technologies are used in several of these modules. The system has also been integrated into the Electronic Government Information System.
During the visit, the prosecutor general also held a number of bilateral meetings with his foreign counterparts.
At a meeting with the Iranian delegation, Iran’s Prosecutor General Mohammad Kazem Movahedi-Azad expressed particular gratitude to President Ilham Aliyev for the humanitarian assistance provided by Azerbaijan amid recent developments in the region.
The sides then exchanged views on further developing cooperation between the prosecution authorities of the two countries, expanding the exchange of professional experience and information, and making more effective use of mutual legal assistance mechanisms.
They also stressed the importance of strengthening joint efforts to consolidate stability and security in the region and combat terrorism, the illicit trafficking of drugs and other forms of transnational crime.
A bilateral meeting with a Pakistani delegation led by Deputy Prosecutor General Umer Aslam Khan focused on the high-level relations between the two countries, prospects for developing cooperation between law enforcement agencies, and continuing mutual support within international organizations.
The meetings also included constructive exchanges on mutual legal assistance in criminal cases, extradition, combating the legalization of criminal proceeds, corruption-related offenses and other issues of mutual interest.
