At the invitation of the Supreme People's Court of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, a delegation led by Inam Karimov, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Azerbaijan and Chairman of the Judicial-Legal Council, paid an official visit to the country.

As part of the visit, Inam Karimov, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Azerbaijan, met with Nguyễn Văn Quang, Chief Justice of the Supreme People’s Court of Vietnam. Nguyễn Văn Quang said the relationship upgrade provides a cornerstone for the two countries to foster bilateral cooperation, expressing his hope that Karimov’s trip will promote collaboration between the two sides’ court systems.

He also informed the Azerbaijani delegation about some judicial reform results of the People’s Court system in Vietnam, noting that aside from restructuring the court system towards a more streamlined, efficient, and effective apparatus, it has stepped up digital transformation and obtained many significant outcomes while paying more attention to improving the personnel quality.

Quang expressed his hope that the two sides will increase exchanges, along with the sharing of information and experience in judicial and legal reforms.

Inam Karimov, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, expressed Azerbaijan’s readiness to collaborate in improving judicial activity and digitalization of courts. He also highlighted the judicial and legal reforms carried out in the country, digitalization and efforts to increase the efficiency of justice.

During the meeting, the sides also exchanged views on the joint activities between the two countries to further enhance cooperation in the judicial field, also discussing new legal initiatives.

The Azerbaijani delegation also visited the People's Court of Hanoi City and the People's Court of Quang Ninh Province, as they were informed about the structure of the courts, their operating principles, workload and annual statistical indicators.

Shovgi Mehdizade, Azerbaijani Ambassador to Vietnam, also attended the meetings.