A regional-coordinating center on CIS and Turkic-speaking nations of the International Social Security Association (ISSA) will be opened in Azerbaijan. A decision to open this center has been adopted during the World Social Security Forum held in Cape Town, South Africa, 29 November - 4 December 2010.
Secretary General of ISSA Hans-Horst Konkolewsky said the center will effectively solve issues of social insurance both in Azerbaijan and in ISSA.
Global financial and economic crisis has reaffirmed the key contribution of social security to social stability and economic recovery during the forum. Here, Chairman of Azerbaijan State Social Protection Fund Salim Muslimov met with heads of social insurance organizations of Poland, Moldova, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, France, Kazakhstan, Russia, Holland, Germany, Estonia, Sweden and other countries to discuss prospects of cooperation. Over 1600 delegates from 143 countries participated in the forum.
Founded in 1927, ISSA unites about 340 organizations from more than 150 countries.{nl}