The meeting of the Chairman of the government Commission on Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) Shahmar Movsumov with the wide participation of the members of the Coalition for Improving Transparency in Extractive Industries was held on February 7, 2017 at the State Oil Fund of the Republic of Azerbaijan (SOFAZ). Representatives of more than 50 NGOs participated in the meeting.

The main purpose of the meeting was to conduct an open dialogue between Coalition members which represent various interest groups, to organize an open platform for discussion of occurred split in opinions regarding Multi-stakeholder Group (MSG) representation, as well as general governance and continue to support EITI stakeholders in efficient, robust cooperation.