Azay Guliyev

Member of Parliament since: 2005

Political Party Affiliation: Independent

Electoral District: Binagadi, Baku

2005–present: Member of the Permanent Committee on State Building and Legislative Policy of the Parliament of Azerbaijan[1]

2005–present: Head of Azerbaijan-Romania Inter-parliamentary Working Group

2005–present: Member of the Azerbaijan-Austria, Azerbaijan-Czech Republic, Azerbaijan-Estonia, Azerbaijan-Republic of South Africa, Azerbaijan-Serbia, Azerbaijan-Switzerland, Azerbaijan-Turkey, and Azerbaijan-Uzbekistan Inter-parliamentary Working Groups.

2019–present: Member of the Azerbaijan-Germany, Azerbaijan-Italy, Azerbaijan-Spain, and Azerbaijan-the United Kingdom Inter-parliamentary Working Groups.

Starting in 2005, and remaining so to the present day, he became a member of the Delegation of Azerbaijan to the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly. He also participated in the election monitoring missions of OSCE PA in the United Kingdom, Russian Federation, Ukraine, Serbia, Georgia, Romania, and Belarus from 2005 to 2013, and, also in 2013, became the Vice-Chair of the General Committee on Political Affairs and Security of the OSCE PA. In 2016 he left that position and was appointed as both the Head of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Election Observation Mission to Montenegro, and the Head of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Election Observation Mission to the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, both for their parliamentary elections, with neither being long-term arrangements. Also in 2016, he became the Vice-President of the OSCE PA,[2][3] and remains so to this day. In 2017, he was appointed as Special Coordinator and Leader of the short-term OSCE observer mission to Kyrgyzstan for their presidential election,[4] not as a long-term arrangement, and became the initiator of establishment and was elected as the Chair of the Silk Road Support Group of the OSCE PA,[5] which currently consists of 27 OSCE States, which is still the case to this day. In 2020, he became the Head of the Delegation of Azerbaijan to the OSCE PA, remaining so to this day. In 2020, he was appointed as the Special Coordinator and Leader of the short-term OSCE observer mission to Albania for the parliamentary elections.

• 2013 - OSCE PA Resolution on “Strengthening Civil Society Institutions in the OSCE Region”[6]

The objective of the resolution is to encourage the participating states and OSCE institutions to ensure the establishment of an enabling environment for the national NGOs to grow, develop and actively participate in the decision-making process in their respective countries.

• 2014 - OSCE PA Resolution on “Protection of Cultural Property in the OSCE Area”[7]

The objective of the resolution is to make the participating nations aware of their responsibilities to respect international conventions, and protect, preserve, and refrain from the illicit movement of properties, of high cultural and historical value, especially in the conflict areas currently under their occupation.

• 2015 - OSCE PA Resolution on “Adherence to the Helsinki Principles in Inter-State Relations Across the OSCE Area”[8]

The objective of the resolution is to highlight the importance of adherence to the Helsinki Principles in inter-state relations, especially, concerning the protracted conflicts in the territories of Azerbaijan, Georgia, Ukraine, and Moldova and the necessity of resolution of these conflicts in accordance with provisions of international law, in particular, complying with the principles of respect for the territorial integrity, sovereignty and inviolability of the internationally recognized borders of the abovementioned States.

• 2018 - OSCE PA Resolution on “Promoting Connectivity in the OSCE area through Development of Transport Links and Corridors, Including by Revitalizing the Ancient Silk Road” [9]

The objective of the resolution is to make a strong focus on the importance of strengthening cooperation in the scopes of trade and transport, as well as the facilitation of the relevant procedures in this regard in view of the growing significance of the multi modal North-South and East-West corridors. The resolution also highlights the great potential of the revitalization of the Great Silk Road and supports activities carried out by the Silk Road Support Group of the OSCE PA.

Current positions:

2008–2021: Chair of the Council on State Support to NGOs under the auspices of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan[10]

2021-present: Chair of the Supervisory Board of the Agency on State Support to NGOs of the Republic of Azerbaijan

Member of:

1999–present: Supervisory Board of the Social Development Fund of the Internally Displaced Persons of the Republic of Azerbaijan

2001–present: Pardon Issues Commission under the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan

2005–present: State Commission of the Republic of Azerbaijan on Prisoners of War, Hostages and Missing People

2005–present: Joint Working Group on Human Rights Issues in Azerbaijan

2013–present: State Commission of the Republic of Azerbaijan on cooperation with the European Union

Public activities:

1993 - 1998: Head of the “Elite” Youth Club and the “Peace and Security Union of Azerbaijani Youth”

1998 - 1999: Head of the National Council of Youth organizations of Azerbaijan Republic

1999 - 2008: President of National NGO Forum of Azerbaijan

Expert:

2001 - 2003: Expert of the Secretariat of the State Program on Poverty Reduction and Economic Development.

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