The legal forum, the purpose of which is to share experience and deepen legal relations between the Ministries of Justice of Georgia and Azerbaijan, was held for the first time this year and ended with the development of a joint declaration.

The First Deputy Minister of Justice summarized the event. Tamar Tkeshelashvili thanked the participants of the forum - the representatives of the Ministries of Justice of Georgia and Azerbaijan, the judiciary, the prosecutor's office, the lawyers' corps - for their fruitful and interesting work and spoke about the importance of the joint declaration, which will further deepen the sectoral cooperation between Georgia and Azerbaijan.

The Georgian-Azerbaijani legal forum was held within the framework of the memorandum signed between the Ministries of Justice of the two countries. The event was opened by Minister of Justice of Georgia, Rati Bregadze and his Azerbaijani counterpart, Fikrat Mamadov. Within the framework of the forum, the delegation of Azerbaijan held meetings with Head of the Autonomous Republic of Adjara, Tornike Rizhvadze, and Deputy Chairperson of the Constitutional Court, Manana Kobakhidze.

The Georgian-Azerbaijani legal forum will be held annually and it will be hosted by Georgia and Azerbaijan in turn.

Meetings are taking place within the framework of the Georgian-Azerbaijani Legal Forum. The members of the Azerbaijani delegation together with the Minister of Justice of Georgia met with Chairperson of the Government of the Autonomous Republic of Adjara, Tornike Rizhvadze and the Deputy Chairperson of the Constitutional Court, Manana Kobakhidze. The purpose of the meetings is to deepen the cooperation between the two countries.

Rati Bregadze also hosted his Azerbaijani counterpart at the Batumi Public Service Hall. Fikrat Mamadov got acquainted with the specifics of the work of the Public Service Hall and the concept of the Mobile Public Service Hall.

The Georgian-Azerbaijani legal forum is being held in Batumi for the first time this year under the patronage of the Ministries of Justice of Georgia and Azerbaijan. Its purpose is to share experience and deepen legal relations between the Ministries of Justice of the two countries. The forum will be held annually. Georgia and Azerbaijan will host the event in turn.

The purpose of the legal forum is to share experience and deepen legal relations between the Ministries of Justice of the two countries. The event participants include Deputy Ministers of Justice of Georgia and Azerbaijan, representatives of the judiciary, prosecutor's office, lawyers' corps. The forum addresses such issues as: strengthening of the justice system, digitalization of services, strengthening of penitentiary and probation systems, mutual legal assistance; specific initiatives and directions for future cooperation.

The legal forum is a continuation of the close and fruitful cooperation between the Ministers of Justice of the two countries, which began last year in Venice, within the framework of the international conference organized by the Council of Europe. In March of this year, during Rati Bregadze's visit to Baku, a memorandum of cooperation was signed between the Ministries of Justice of Georgia and Azerbaijan, which, among other events, envisions the holding of annual joint legal forums.