Milli Majlis passes the Independence Day Law
Speaker of the Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova announced at the parliamentary plenum held under her chairmanship on 15 October that the sitting was taking place ahead of the historic date, a pivotal point in the life of our country and its people: the thirtieth anniversary of the newfound independence of Azerbaijan would be celebrated on 18 October.
A Meeting with French National Commission for Elimination of Anti-Personnel Mines at Milli Majlis
The leader of the Milli Majlis Working Group for inter-parliamentary connexions Azerbaijan-France Soltan Mammadov and the Group’s members met with the members of France’s National Commission for Elimination of Anti-Personnel Mines on 14 October.
Third Eurasian Women’s Forum Opening Ceremony Takes Place
As we have already reported, the parliamentary delegation with Chair of the Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova at their head are in St Petersburg, Russian Federation to attend the Third Eurasian Women’s Forum.
Chair of Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova Meets UN Women Director for Europe and Central Asia Alia El-Yassir
Chair of the Milli Majlis of the Azerbaijan Republic Sahib Gafarova, currently in St Petersburg in Russian Federation for the Third Eurasian Women’s Forum, has had a meeting, as part of the visit, with Alia El-Yassir, Regional Director for Europe and Central Asia of the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women.
Chair of Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova Meets Chair of Federation Council of Federal Assembly of Russian Federation Valentina Matviyenko
As reported earlier, the parliamentary delegation led by Chair of the Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova are in Russian Federation to take part in the Third Eurasian Women’s Forum. As part of this visit, Chair of the Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova met with Chair of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation Valentina Matviyenko on 13 October.
Chair of Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova Speaks at the Plenum of Third Eurasian Women’s Forum
On 13 October, Chair of the Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova took the floor at the plenary sitting of the 3rd Eurasian Women’s Forum current in St Petersburg in Russia.
Relations between Azerbaijan and Pakistan are Progressing
Chairman of the International and Inter-parliamentary Relations Committee of the Milli Majlis Samad Seyidov met with Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan in our country Bilal Hayee on 13 October.
Delegation Led by Chair of Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova Goes to St Petersburg
The parliamentary delegation led by the Chair of the Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova arrived in St Petersburg, Russian Federation on 12 October to join the Third Eurasian Women’s Forum.
Milli Majlis Member Musa Guliyev is Elected Chairman of PABSEC Cultural, Educational and Social Affairs Committee
The 57th meeting of the Cultural, Educational and Social Affairs Committee of the Black Sea Economic Co-operation Parliamentary Assembly was held remotely on 12 October. Members of the Azerbaijani delegation to the PABSEC Musa Guliyev and Ramin Mammadov joined it.
Independence Day Bill Deliberations Continue at Milli Majlis
Speaker of the Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova chaired at a scheduled plenary parliamentary sitting held on 12 October.
Bulgarian MPs Send Azerbaijani Colleagues a Congratulatory Letter
A letter signed by Chairman of the Group of Friendship with Azerbaijan of the National Assembly of the Republic of Bulgaria and addressed to Leader of the Working Group for inter-parliamentary connexions with Bulgaria Rauf Aliyev arrived at the Milli Majlis recently.
At the Sitting of the Milli Majlis
Chair of the Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova started the scheduled autumn-session plenary sitting held on 11 October with an account of the official visit that the delegation of the Azerbaijani legislators paid to the Slovak Republic on 7-9 October.
Chair of Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova Meets Slovak Foreign Affairs Minister Ivan Korčok
Chair of the Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova had a meeting as part of her current official visit to Slovakia with the Slovak Minister of Foreign and European Affairs Ivan Korčok.
Speakers of Azerbaijani, Slovak Parliaments Hold a Joint Press Briefing
The meeting of the speakers of the Azerbaijani and Slovak parliaments, held on 8 October in the format of the current official visit of Chair of the Milli Majlis Gafarova to Slovakia, was followed up with a joint press briefing of the two parliaments’ leaders.
Chair of Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova Meets Chairman of Slovak National Council Boris Kollár
Chair of the Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova who is in the Slovak Republic on an official visit now met Chairman of the National Council of that country Boris Kollár on 8 October.
At the Meeting of the Sciences and Education Committee
Chairman of the Milli Majlis Committee for Sciences and Education Bakhtiyar Aliyev opened the committee meeting held remotely on 8 October by introducing the agenda and saying that the two sets of draft amendments (both in the first reading) to the Education Law and the Vocational Education Law were complementary to each other.
Chair of Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova Meets Slovak PM Eduard Heger
Chair of the Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova met with Prime Minister of Slovakia Eduard Heger as part of her current official visit to that country. The Prime Minister of the Slovak Republic welcomed the Chair of the Milli Majlis of the Azerbaijan Republic, saying then that Azerbaijan was a friendly country to Slovakia and that Slovakia was interested in a continued progress of its relations with Azerbaijan.
At the Shahid Commemoration in Neftchala Province
Deputy Chair of the Milli Majlis and chairman of the Youth and Sports Committee Adil Aliyev joined a shahid commemoration ceremony in Neftchala Province on 6 October.
Parliamentary Delegation Led by Chair of Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova Begins Official Visit to Slovakia
The official visit to Slovakia of the parliamentary delegation led by Chair of the Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova began on 7 October.
At the NATO PA Session
The 67th annual session of the NATO Parliamentary Session will be taking place in Lisbon, Portugal from 8 to 11 October; MP Kamran Bayramov, a member of our delegation to the NATO PA, will join the gathering.