Chairman of the National EITI Committee, a member of the EITI International Board and the Executive Director of the State Oil Fund of the Republic of Azerbaijan Shahmar Movsumov participated at the EITI International Board meeting which was held on March 1, 2011 in Paris, France.

Norway, Kyrgyzstan, Niger, Yemen, Nigeria, Central African Republic were accepted as EITI Compliant countries according to the EITI validation process. Guatemala and Trinidad and Tobago were accepted as Candidate Countries by EITI International Board at the meeting.