Taking into account that there are many areas where joint efforts of two or more institutions are required, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism cooperates closely within the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Azerbaijan with other ministries, state committees and relevant executive bodies, while drafting and putting into practice the national cultural and tourism policy – see Table 1 below.
Table 1: Intergovernmental co-operation by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism
| Field of activity | Cooperation with |
|---|---|
| General administration |
Administration of the President Cabinet of Ministers Local executive authorities |
| Legislation on culture |
Milli Medjlis (Parliament) Ministry of Justice |
| Copyright issues | Republican Authors’ Rights Agency |
| Funding for culture | Ministry of Finance |
| Taxes for culture | Ministry of Taxes |
| Education, training and research in culture |
Ministry of Education Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences |
| Infrastructure provision, information-communication technologies |
Ministry of Economy Ministry of Communications and High Technologies State Committee on Property İssues State Urban planning and Architecture Committee |
| Social welfare |
Ministry of Labour and Social Security of Population Ministry of Health |
| Human resources |
Ministry of Youth and Sport State Committee on Family, Women and Children’s Issues State Examination Center |
| Civil society | Council of State Support to Non-Governmental Organisations under the President |
| Cultural minorities | State Committee on Work with Religious Organisations |
| Parks and landscape planning | Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources |
| Statistics | State Statistical Committee |
| International cooperation |
Ministry of Foreign Affairs State Committee on Work with Diaspora |
| Security and Armenian aggression consequences |
State Security Service Ministry of Internal Affairs Ministry of Defence State Committee on Refugees and IDPs Affaires Commissioner for Human Rights (Ombudsman) |
Source: The Ministry of Culture and Tourism, 2016.
In a number of cases, the President, or the Cabinet of Ministers, sets up specific organising committees and working groups, including representatives from the respective levels of government, to facilitate inter-ministerial cooperation and realise long-term state programmes or concrete projects. Examples of the work they carry out are concepts on the economy, science, education, culture, health, transport, “State Programme on Socio-economic Development of the Regions for 2014-2018”, etc.
Governmental commissions can also be established in order to prepare national reports for international organisations e.g. the Second Periodical Report of the Republic of Azerbaijan on the “International pact on economic, social and cultural rights”, which was prepared by a Governmental Commission, with the participation of high-level representatives of foreign, internal, justice, health, culture and tourism, education ministries and other relevant state bodies.
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