Women’s Role in History of Azerbaijan’s Parliamentarism Discussed in Baku

An international conference entitled “Women in the History of Azerbaijan’s Parliamentarism” was held in Baku. The event was organized by the Milli Majlis of the Republic of Azerbaijan, the Secretariat of the Council of the Interparliamentary Assembly of Member Nations of the Commonwealth of Independent States, and the Baku Office of the International Institute for Monitoring the Democracy Development, Parliamentarianism and Suffrage Protection of Citizens of IPA CIS Member Nations (IPA CIS IIMDD).

The participants discussed the role of women in the history of Azerbaijani parliamentarism, their contribution to state-building and social development, their participation in socio-political processes, and issues of gender equality.

Secretary General of the IPA CIS Council Dmitriy Kobitskiy sent a message of greeting to the conference participants.

The conference was attended by members of the Milli Majlis of the Republic of Azerbaijan: Jale Aliyeva, Parvin Karimzade, Sabina Salmanova, Aydin Mirzazade and Sabina Khasayeva; Deputy Secretary General of the IPA CIS Council – Plenipotentiary Representative of the Milli Majlis of the Republic of Azerbaijan Aydin Jafarov; Deputy Head of the IPA CIS Council Secretariat – Director of the IPA CIS IIMDD, Doctor of Law, Professor Ivan Mushket and other staff members of the IPA CIS IIMDD; and representatives of public authorities, academic circles and expert communities.