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H.E. Yoweri Museveni met a delegation from the Republic of Azerbaijan led by His Excellency Ulvi Mehdiyev, the Chairman of the State Agency for Public Service and Social Innovations under thePresident of the Republic of Azerbaijan on Tuesday 25^th July 2023 at State house Entebbe.

On July 25, 2023, at State House Entebbe, President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni met with a delegation from the Republic of Azerbaijan, led by His Excellency Ulvi Mehdiyev, Chairman of the State Agency for Public Service and Social Innovations under the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan.

H.E Mehdiyev is also the chairman of Azerbaijan Service and Assessment Network (ASAN) which is a state agency for public service.

In the meeting at State House Entebbe that was also attended by officials from the Ministry of Public Service, Mr. Mehdiyev and his delegation introduced the “ASAN” concept to President Museveni which they seek to introduce in Uganda to improve public service management to citizens of Uganda.

The agency, whose goal is to make services more easily accessible to citizens using modern technologies is part of the large-scale reforms in the field of public administration that were introduced eleven years ago by the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan His Excellency llham Aliyev.

“ASAN Service proved quite a revolutionary initiative since its inception, “SAN Service” has gained global recognition for its excellence in public service and social innovations and quickly evolved into Azerbaijan’s unique intellectual property,” H.E Mehdiyev told President Museveni who welcomed the idea.

“We are already working on it, but I’m told that you are more advanced. So, we will be very happy to welcome that centre here. I will be very happy with Mr. Aliyev (the President of Azerbaijan) to lay the foundation stone for that centre,” President Museveni said.

Mr. Mehdiyev informed the meeting, that on September 2018, Uganda and Azerbaijan concluded a Memorandum of Understanding for implementing the Azerbaijani “ASAN Service” experience in Uganda and since then “ASAN service” and the Ministry of Public Service have engaged in close cooperation to organize mutual visits for collaborative growth.

“The establishment of the ASAN concept is a reform in the field of public administration. Implementation of this reform in Uganda through your strong political will and support will be the next valuable contribution to the further development of the welfare of the Ugandan people,” Mr. Mehdiyev noted, adding that a modern ASAN based Service Uganda Centre can be established and the inauguration ceremony may be held by the participation of the leaders of both countries within the framework of the Non- Aligned Movement (NAM) Kampala Summit.

President lham Aliyev of the Republic of Azerbaijan is expected in Uganda to attend the 19th Summit of the NAM Heads of State and government in Kampala next year in which Uganda will take over its leadership to last up to 2026.