First meeting of the Public Council under State Migration Service in new composition held

At the first meeting of the Public Council under State Migration Service in full composition, the organizational issues were reviewed. Firstly, regulation of the Council was adopted and the elections for the leading positions through open voting were held. Azer Allahveranov, Member of Council, chairman of the “Hayat” International Humanitarian Organization was elected as a chairman of the Public Council under State Migration Service, Kamala Mammadova, founder of Public Union on “Support to Tourism and National Cuisine Promotion” as a deputy chairman, as well as Kanan Baghirov, Vice-president of “Azerbaijan Child and Youth Peace Network” Public Union as a secretary.

Attending at the event as an observer, representative of the State Migration Service Kayan Hajiyev congratulated the elected members and wished them success in their activities. He highlighted the support of close cooperation of the Service with civil societies to provision of public control over entities activities and improvement of transparency.

Chairman of the Public Council under the State Migration Service, Azer Allahveranov, stated that the implementation of new projects and programs related to the significant aspects of migration processes, and raising capacity building of non-governmental organizations acting in this field are key priorities for the next two years.