A delegation of Azerbaijan’s Milli Majlis, including Deputy Speaker Ziyafat Asgarov, MPs Fariz Ismayilzada, Bakhtiyar Aliyev, Nizami Safarov, and Sabir Hajiyev, visited Dushanbe, the capital of Tajikistan to attend the meetings of the Council, plenary session, and standing committees of the Commonwealth of Independent States Interparliamentary Assembly (CIS IPA).
The Azerbaijani delegation also joined the sessions of the CIS PA Council, as well as the standing committees on political affairs and international cooperation and on legal issues.
During the meetings, the Azerbaijani lawmakers reviewed a range of model draft laws and discussed organizational issues. At the 59th plenary session of the CIS PA, members considered draft laws titled “On Ensuring Pharmaceutical Provision in States Participating in the CIS,” “On the Commissioner for Children’s Rights,” “On Public Security,” “On Licensing,” “On Standardization,” and “On Ensuring State Protection of Cultural Heritage Sites in Water Bodies,” among others, and examined proposed amendments to several existing laws.