Paris hosts Global Congress on Combating Counterfeiting and Piracy

Baku, February 13 (AzerTAc). The Sixth Global Congress on Combating Counterfeiting and Piracy has been held in Paris.
The Congress was structured to encourage maximum interaction and dialogue among the 800 expected participants.
The event brought together government ministers and policy-makers, business leaders, senior law enforcement officials, judges and lawyers, stakeholders from intergovernmental organizations (IGOs) and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), consumer groups, and members of academia with the aim of building cooperation to enhance public awareness – and concerted action – to successfully confront these problems. They tried to create a better understanding of the elements fuelling the trade in illegitimate goods and to develop sustainable solutions to stop it. 
The Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organization, Mr. Francis Gurry, the Secretary General of INTERPOL, Mr. Ronald K. Noble and the Secretary General of the World Customs Organization, Mr. Kunio Mikuriya, were also among the participants. 
Azerbaijan was represented by deputy chairman of the State Customs Committee Asgar Abdullayev.