A regular meeting of the "Working Group on Stateless Persons" was held, which was created to eliminate cases of statelessness across the country, Report says citing the State Migration Service.
The meeting of the working group was attended by employees of the Interior and Foreign Ministries, the State Migration Service, the State Security Service, the Foreign Intelligence Service, the Office of the Commissioner for Human Rights (Ombudsman) of Azerbaijan, employees of the Azerbaijani office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the International Organization for Migration, the International Center for the Development of Migration Policy, as well as members of the Public Council under the State Migration Service.
In general, from 2008 to April 1, 2022, by the relevant orders of the Azerbaijani president, 2,076 stateless persons were granted citizenship in Azerbaijan. It was also recognized that 5,953 persons belong the citizenship of the Republic of Azerbaijan.