On the 2 of July 2019, The Council of Europe, the Azerbaijani Judicial authorities and the European Union officially launched the project «Strengthening the efficiency and quality of the judicial system in Azerbaijan». This launching event was the opportunity to present the new project to the different actors in the field of Justice, as well as to the international partners and civil society representatives. During this event, the good relationship and cooperation between the Azerbaijani authorities, the CEPEJ and Council of Europe and with the EU was highlighted by the Deputy Minister of Justice of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Mr Azer Jafarov. Moreover, the experiences and good results of CEPEJ previous phase of cooperation with pilot courts in the country were presented to the participants.

The presentation of the new phase of cooperation was followed by a very active exchange and fruitful discussion on the cooperation between CEPEJ and the different actors in the field of Justice within the scope of the recent Justice reforms in Azerbaijan.

This joint EU/CoE programme is implemented within the framework of the “Partnership for good Governance II (PGGII)” and is funded jointly by the European Union and the Council of Europe and implemented by the Council of Europe.