The issuance of work permits in Azerbaijan is carried out within the quota for labor migration, except those employed in the liberated territories, the country’s State Migration Service told Trend.

The service noted that this exception is effective from January 1, 2023 until January 1, 2028.

“The public will be regularly informed about any minor changes in immigration legislation,” the service explained.

“As of December 1, 2023, the number of foreigners with valid permits for paid employment in the territories liberated from occupation was 2,943 people. The extension of work permits for these persons is carried out based on employer applications,” the service added.

Back in September this year, the Cabinet of Ministers of Azerbaijan introduced an amendment to the ‘Procedure for determining the labor migration quota’, according to which, when determining the labor migration quota in Azerbaijan, foreigners involved in labor activities in the liberated territories won’t be taken into account.

Source: Tre
nd News Agency

President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has received Secretary General of the Council of Europe Marija Pejcinovic Buric.

Marija Pejcinovic Buric noted that Azerbaijan has been a valued member of the Council of Europe since 2001. She recalled that Azerbaijan inked and ratified numerous conventions of the Council of Europe, including the recently signed Council of Europe Convention against Trafficking in Human Organs, describing all these as positive steps. The Secretary General of the Council of Europe commended the reforms implemented in Azerbaijan under the leadership of President Ilham Aliyev.

Praising Azerbaijan`s steps towards ensuring a durable peace in the region, Marija Pejcinovic Buric applauded a joint statement adopted between the Presidential Administration of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Office of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia and the issues arising from it, particularly the steps related to confidence-building measures between the two countries. She expressed
the Council of Europe`s readiness to contribute to confidence-building measures between Azerbaijan and Armenia.

The head of state underlined that Azerbaijan and the Council of Europe have shaped a very close cooperation over these years. President Ilham Aliyev hailed his relations with the Council of Europe and the Azerbaijani delegation’s activity at the PACE.

President Ilham Aliyev emphasized that the joint statement agreed between the Presidential Administration of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Office of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia is a demonstration of mutual political will for advancing a peace agenda and normalizing relations between the two countries. The head of state emphasized that the Council of Europe is also a very good platform for fostering confidence-building processes between the two nations.

During the conversation, they placed emphasis on the need for constructive dialogue and relations between the parliamentary delegations of Azerbaijan and Armenia at PACE. Furthe
rmore, they noted that the practical cooperation between Azerbaijan and the Council of Europe has seen a great progress.

They discussed cooperation in the process of intercultural dialogue between Azerbaijan and the Council of Europe, emphasizing the crucial importance of sustaining this cooperation. The appreciation of Council of Europe’s participation as a partner in traditional intercultural dialogue forum held in Azerbaijan as well as the appointment of a dedicated representative within the Council of Europe to counteract trends of Islamophobia was noted at the meeting.

Source: Azerbaijan State News Agency