Azerbaijan attends WCO videoconference VIDEO

A videoconference chaired by Secretary-General of the World Customs Organization (WCO) Kunio Mikuriya was held on April 22, the State Customs Committee of Azerbaijan reported.

The conference was attended by WCO Council Chairperson Dickson Kateshumbwa; WCO Deputy Chairman for the European Region, Chairman of the Azerbaijani State Customs Committee, Colonel General of the Customs Service Safar Mehdiyev; Vice-Chairman for the Asia-Pacific Region Pranab Kumar Das; Vice-Chairman of the WCO Americas/Caribbean region Enrique Ramirez Paniagua; Vice-Chairman for the East and Southern Africa Region Philiso Valashia; Vice-Chairman for the Middle East and North Africa Ahmed Al Khalifa; and Vice-Chairman for the West and Central Africa Region Toumany Sangare.

The videoconference was aimed at assessing the current conditions that have arisen taking into account the spread of the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) and exploring alternative mechanisms that will allow the World Customs Organization to continue its activity.

The issues related to organizing the further WCO events were mainly discussed at the conference.

The meetings of the Political Commission to be held in June 2020, were postponed until December 2020.

The participants also exchanged views about conducting those WCO meetings, which were postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19), and the topics to be discussed.

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