BAKU, Azerbaijan, September 8. Ayaz Baetov has
been appointed Permanent Representative of Kyrgyzstan to the United
Nations in New York.
According to the press service of Kyrgyz presidential
administration, President Sadyr Japarov signed the relevant
decree.
Baetov was born on December 20, 1984, in Bishkek. He holds a law
degree, a PhD in law with a dissertation on the legal status of
diplomatic service, and a Doctor of Law degree focused on
international legal integration.
From 2006 to 2016, he worked at the Law Institute of the Kyrgyz
National University, where he held positions of lecturer, associate
professor and acting professor.
In 2012–2013, Baetov served as third secretary of the
International Legal Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
of Kyrgyzstan. In 2013–2014, he headed the International Department
of the Office of the Constitutional Chamber of the Supreme Court of
Kyrgyzstan and served as a liaison officer at the Joint Council of
the Venice Commission.
From 2016 to 2018, he was First Vice-Rector and Head of the
International Law Department at the International University of
Kyrgyzstan. In 2018–2019, he served as Director of the Judicial
Representation Center at the Office of the Government of
Kyrgyzstan.
From 2019 to 2021, Baetov worked as Country Director of ABA ROLI
programs in Uzbekistan.
Since 2021, Baetov has served as Minister of Justice of
Kyrgyzstan.
Alongside his government work, he has conducted expert,
analytical and training activities since 2006 with the Council of
Europe, UNDP, UNICEF, the UN Office of the High Commissioner for
Human Rights, IDLO, GIZ and other international organizations on
issues related to international and arbitration law.
Baetov also completed academic training and research programs in
Japan, including at the National Graduate Institute for Policy
Studies (GRIPS) in Tokyo.
