Today, the delegation led by the US ambassador to Azerbaijan, Mr. Li Lietzenberg, visited the Board of the Azerbaijani Bar Association, met with the leadership of the Board and a number of lawyers.

Welcoming the high-level guest, Mr.Anar Bagirov the Chairman of the Board of the Azerbaijani Bar Association first thanked Ambassador Litzenberg for his goodwill visit, and shared their views on advancing legal profession, in particular increasing the number of lawyers, enhancing their professionalism, enhancing the professionalism of the Board and on the establishment of cooperation. At the same time, Chairman Bagirov provided information on the work done by the Board within the implementation of the Decree of 22.02.2018, signed by the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Mr. Ilham Aliyev "On Additional Measures for the Advancement of Legal Profession in the Republic of Azerbaijan", as well as Decree of 03.04.2019 "On Deepening the Reforms in the Judicial-Legal System".

In his speech, Mr.Bagirov assessed the visit of the US ambassador to the Board as a contribution to the enhancement of the legal profession of our country. The prospects for further advancement of the advocacy profession, the simplification of the advocacy process, etc. were also discussed at the meeting.

Later, Mr. Ambassador expressed his gratitude to the leadership of the Azerbaijani Bar Association for high hospitality and sincere exchange of views, expressed his interest in cooperation with the Board, development of legal profession in our country, deepening cooperation of US lawyers with their Azerbaijani counterparts, and their views on the legal initiatives supported by the embassy.

In the end, a memorable photo was taken with the guests.