Azerbaijan and Kyrgyzstan have echanged copies of a memorandum of cooperation on personal data protection between Azerbaijan’s National Cybersecurity Agency and Kyrgyzstan’s State Agency for Personal Data Protection.
The echange took place on the sidelines of the international Data Protection Forum 2026 in Bishkek.
The document, signed by the heads of the two agencies, aims to strengthen cooperation in personal data protection, epand the echange of information and epertise, and promote the study and implementation of international best practices. It also provides for closer joint efforts to safeguard the rights of personal data subjects.
Azerbaijan’s National Cybersecurity Agency, operating under the Ministry of Digital Development and Transport, was represented at the forum by Khayala Babayeva, Director of the Personal Data Protection Department.
During the discussions, Babayeva outlined Azerbaijan’s efforts to protect personal data and strengthen digital trust amid the rapid development of artificial intelligence.