Azerbaijan, Baku, July 19 / Trend T.Hajiyev /
The Azerbaijani State Social Protection Fund (SSPF) received 33 percent more appeals from abroad in the first half of 2010 than during the same period in 2009, the fund reported.
The appeals were submitted by foreign pension and insurance institutions, foreigners and Azerbaijanis living abroad.
The fund received 1,147 appeals - 800 from CIS countries - in the first half of 2010.
The appeals relate to preparing and submitting official documents, and regulating bilateral ties in specific cases related to the pension rights of citizens.