Azerbaijan Validation 2016
This Validation has been completed.Azerbaijan was found to have made meaningful progress with improvements.Third Validation to commence on 26 July 2017.Board decision: 2016-23/BM-35/BP-35-5-A on 26.10.2016 Validation commenced on 1 July 2016. Validation country visit: 4-8 July 2016 Secretariat initial assessment was completed on 31 August 2016. The Validation Report was issued on 09 October 2016. Discussed in VC at meeting (including comparison table) on [CHANGE date and change link] 8 December 2016. Decision taken at the 35th Board meeting in Astana, on 26 October 2016. Assessment of corrective actions: Bogota Board meeting, |
Documents related to the Validation
Initial data collection and stakeholder consultations
- 31.08.2016 - Report on Initial data collection and stakeholder consultation
- MSG comments on initial data collection
- 20.09.2016 - CSO Comments
- Letter from Ilgar Mammadov (word file)
Validation Report, comments and related documents
- 09.10.2016 - Final Validation Report (English, French, Azeri)
- MSG Comments
- 20.10.2016 - NGO letter to the Board
- Information on degree on simplification of registration of grants
- Letter of 5 members of the EITI Coalition Council Azerbaijan
- 20.10.2016 - Letter of 6 members of the EITI Coalition Council Azerbaijan
Validation Committee
- VC paper corrective actions
- Comparison tabale (if applicable, otherwise remove)
- 11.10.2016 - Recommendation to the Board: Validation of Azerbaijan (English, French)
sent via Board Circular 219, also availabe on Board papers page
Board decision
- as webpage: Azerbaijan 2016 Validation
- in PDF
News item
- 26.10.2016 - EITI prolongs Azerbaijan’s membership
Additional correspondence
- 31.01.2017 - Letter from the NGO Coalition [Azeri] [Russian]
- 06.02.2017 - Letter from Human Rights Watch
- 07.02.2017 - Letter from Shahmar Movsumov - Response to HRW
- 10.02.2017 - Letter from 22 NGOs
- 02.03.2017 - Letter from the Government of Azerbaijan in response to the assessment of corrective actions [French] [Russian]
- 02.03.2017 - Summary of the NGO Coalition meeting [Azeri]
- 03.03.2017 - NGO Election Monitoring Democracy Studies Centre in Azerbaijan [Azeri]
- 06.03.2017 - Letter from the NGO of Azerbaijan in response to the assessment of corrective actions [Azeri]
- 06.03.2017 - Appeal of NGO Coalition to the EITI Board and the Official Statement of 94 members of the NGO Coalition
Assessment of progress with corrective actions
