BAKU, Azerbaijan, December 2. Today, the first
introductory meeting with volunteers accepted into the Diplomacy
Volunteers group for 2025–2026 was held in the administrative
building of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan, Trend reports via the
Azerbaijani MFA.
The meeting was addressed by Aykhan Hajizada, spokesperson for
the ministry, and Raman Mammadov, head of the HR department.
In the course of the meeting, volunteers received insights about
the ministry’s activities and structure, the group functions, and
the program content.
The meeting noted that, following the directive of President of
Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev to involve volunteers in state
institutions, the “Diplomacy Volunteers” group was established on
June 1, 2019, for students and graduates studying international
relations and related fields. Since its inception, 300 participants
have graduated from the volunteer program.
In August of this year, following an open call, more than 1,000
candidates registered for membership via the ministry’s official
website (compared to approximately 400 last year), and based on the
results of online interviews with eligible candidates, 95 were
accepted into the diplomacy volunteers group.
The six-month volunteer program will offer young participants an
in-depth understanding of the ministry’s organizational framework,
provide valuable insights for professional development, and equip
them with practical skills through internships across various
departments. Additionally, the program includes training on a range
of topics and visits to key state institutions and the recently
liberated territories.
The primary objective of this initiative is to enhance
volunteers’ comprehension of critical post-conflict foreign policy
priorities, including Azerbaijan’s bilateral and multilateral
relations, regional and international initiatives, as well as key
areas such as defense, energy security, transport and
communications, climate change mitigation, and parliamentary
diplomacy. The program also aims to deepen understanding of the
reconstruction and development efforts in the liberated territories
and the ongoing normalization process between Azerbaijan and
Armenia, while cultivating essential knowledge and skills for those
aspiring to pursue careers in diplomacy
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