04 November 2021, Thursday
Mr. Bekir Şahin, General Prosecutor of the Supreme Court of Appeal, attended “the First Meeting of the Council of Prosecutor Generals of Turkic Speaking States" which was held in Baku between 31 October–3 November 2021 with the accompanying delegation consisting of Mr. Bahattin Azizağaoğlu, Ms. Dr. İlknur Altuntaş, Mr. Mutahhar Keleşoğlu and Ms. Ayşegül Esen, Prosecutors of the General Prosecution Office of the Supreme Court of Appeal upon the official invitation of Mr. Kamran Aliyev, General Prosecutor of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
As a result of the process initiated with the initiatives of Mr. Bekir Şahin, General Prosecutor of the Supreme Court of Appeal of the Republic of Turkey and Mr. Kamran Aliyev, General Prosecutor of the Republic of Azerbaijan who both share the same view on the importance of establishing a permanent consultation and working mechanism in order to develop and strengthen cooperation between the Prosecutors General Offices of Turkic Speaking States; the Establishment Document of the Council of Prosecutors General of Turkic Speaking States was signed in Baku on 1 November 2021 with the participation of Mr. Kurmankul Zulusev, the Prosecutor General of the Kyrgyz Republic, Mr. Nigmatilla Yuldoshev, the Prosecutor General of the Republic of Uzbekistan, and Mr. Berik Asilov, First Deputy Prosecutor General of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Mr. Cheol-Kyu Hwang, President of the International Association of Prosecutors, and his delegation as well as the Turkic Council authorities attended the signing ceremony of the Establishment Document; and the Hungarian representative participated as observer.
H.E. Mr. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, the President of the Republic of Turkey, with his video message and H.E. Mr. İlham Aliyev, the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, with his written message honored the First Meeting of the Council of Prosecutors General.
Mr. Şahin also held meetings with Mr. Cheol-Kyu Hwang, the President of the International Association of Prosecutors (IAP) and his delegation in Baku. Issues were evaluated regarding the organization of the "the 10th Eastern European and Central Asia Regional Conference of the International Association of Prosecutors", which will be held in Istanbul in May 2023. Organizing the Regional Conference of IAP in Turkey in 2023, when the 100th anniversary of the Republic of Turkey will be celebrated, has a historical importance. The proposed theme for the 10th Regional Conference has been determined as “Effective Investigation in the Era of Digitalization”.
In addition, within the scope of his visit to Baku, Mr. Şahin held bilateral meetings and exchanged views with the Turkic Council authorities as well as the Prosecutor General of the Republic of Azerbaijan, the Prosecutor General of the Kyrgyz Republic and the Prosecutor General of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
Respectfully announced.
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