Public Council under the State Migration Service held its first meeting

On July 27, 2021, the first meeting of the new composition of Public Council under the State Migration Service was held. Opening the meeting, Chief of Migration Policy and Legal Support Head Department, III rank state migration service counselor Vahid Gahramanov stated the close cooperation with civil society institutions.

Emphasizing that the Service is one of the first state bodies where the Public Council was established in our country, V. Gahramanov wished success to the members of the Council in the implementation of public control in the field of migration, provision of effective interaction between the Service and the public, protection of the rights and legitimate interests of migrants.

At the event, the members of the Council elected the Chairman, Deputy Chairman and Secretary of the Council. Azar Allahveranov, chairman of the “Eurasian Migration Initiatives Platform” Public Union, was elected chairman of the Public Council under the State Migration Service, as well as Lamiya Karimova, deputy chairperson of the “Psychosocial Rehabilitation and Development” Public Union, and Aydan Hashimova, chairperson of the “Migration Volunteer” Public Union, as the secretary of the Council. At the meeting the "Rules of Ethical Conduct of the Public Council under the State Migration Service" and "Regulations of the Public Council under the State Migration Service of the Republic of Azerbaijan" were adopted.