A meeting between Coffey International Development, the company selected to validate EITI process in Azerbaijan, and EITI stakeholders – National Committee on EITI, local and foreign extractive industry companies, and Coalition of Non-governmental organizations was held on January 12, 2009.

The issues on validation process, Azerbaijan’s experience on EITI implementation were discussed at the meeting.

The Validator, Coffey International Development, is planning to hold interviews with EITI stakeholders during this week. The Validator intends to complete the validation process in Azerbaijan and disclose the final report on this issue by the end of January, 2009.