A Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) reporter on women rights in the South Caucasus, Vera Oskina held meetings in the Azerbaijani Milli Mejlis on April 21, Trend reports citing Space channel.
Issues of women rights protection in Azerbaijan and their role in social and political life of the country have been discussed. Oskina called the gender equality situation in the country as satisfactory.
Treatment of women in Azerbaijan is in positive sense different from that in some other CE countries. Respect to mothers is one of the reasons keeping the abortion rates low, she stated.
PACE reporter will leave Baku on Friday.