Azerbaijan NGO Coalition calls for national EITI multistakeholder group conditions to be respected
Data: 21 Aug 2009
Azerbaijan became the first country to be granted Compliant status by the EITI Board on February 16, 2009. The EITI Board granted this status to Azerbaijan with certain conditions, namely the establishment of a formal multistakeholder group (MSG) and the establishment of a work plan. (There is a unique historical context in Azerbaijan with respect to its work plan and MSG that was taken into account in this case. Azerbaijan developed an EITI process and issued EITI reports prior to the establishment of the EITI Validation Guide. For a more complete description of the Board decision, please refer to the Minutes of the 7th EITI Board Meeting which are available on the EITI website at http://eiti.org/about/boardmeetings). As of 24 August 2009, the conditions placed upon Azerbaijan have still not been met. PWYP is monitoring the situation closely and is working closely with civil society in Azerbaijan and the EITI International Secretariat to ensure that corrective actions are being taken. On 21 August 2009 the Azerbaijan NGO Coalition for “Increasing Transparency in Extractive Industries” released a statement calling for the conditions laid out at the 7th EITI Board meeting in Doha, Qatar to be respected.
