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Azerbaijani students focus on combating crime and corruption in OSCE region

26 April 2012
  • Nurtaj Abdullayeva (r) of Gafgaz University, who played the Finnish Ambassador, shares her impressions about the meeting with Abbas Abbasov of the OSCE office, Baku, 22 April 2012. She underlined the necessity for a coherent approach in fighting organized crime and corruption. (OSCE/Anar Karimov)
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  • Nargiz Eldarova (c) from the State Economic University represented Azerbaijan at the seminar, Baku, 22 April 2012. “We believe that combating corruption and organized crime requires a holistic approach. It should start in schools by educating the new generation about the negative effects of these malicious problems,” she said. (OSCE/Anar Karimov)
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  • Turana Gasimova (l) from the Baku State University represented the Irish Ambassador at the conference, Baku, 22 April 2012. She opened the session by giving the floor to ambassadors and asked them to make key suggestions that would be included in the forum's final draft. (OSCE/Anar Karimov)
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  • Participants at the conference exchange opinions on draft ministerial decisions, Baku, 22 April 2012. Students decided that the OSCE had to take a lead in drafting individual plans for participating states in combating organized crime and corruption. (OSCE/Anar Karimov)
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  • Alibaba Mammadov (r) from Khazar University represented Belgium at the seminar, Baku, 22 April 2012. He said the forum was very insightful, particularly in getting to know the workings of an international organization, and now hopes to do an internship with the OSCE. (OSCE/Anar Karimov)
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  • Students receive a certificate of participation at the conference, Baku, 22 April 2012. It's the second time the OSCE Office in Baku held the event, which previously took place in 2010. (OSCE/Anar Karimov)
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On 22 April 2012 more than 60 students from 12 universities across Azerbaijan gathered at Khazar University to simulate the OSCE Ministerial Council at the second national Model OSCE Conference. This year focussed on the issues of combating organized crime and corruption in the OSCE region.

The students, who studied and represented OSCE participating States, experienced decision-making first-hand and were given the opportunity of socializing with their peers.