58 THE GREEK OMBUDSMAN 2 - WORKING MEETINGS AND INTERNATIONAL PRESENCE ⚫ NETWORKING OF NATIONAL PREVENTIVE MECHANISMS ϭϭ The Head of the NPM Deputy Ombudsman responsible for Human Rights participated in the inaugural and the second working meeting of the network of National Preventive Mechanisms of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg (4-6.4.2017 and 30.5-1.6.2017 respectively). ϭϭ He also participated: in a working meeting in Belgrade (25-26.5.2017) on “Treatment of the mentally-impaired individuals in detention”, within the South-Eastern European Network of National Preventive Mechanisms, in a meeting of the Network of National preventive Mechanisms organized by ODIHR in Vienna (2-3.10.2017) on “Detention Conditions – national and international standards and practices. A comparative review of the basic elements”., in a meeting (4-5.12.2017) of experts organized by ODIHR on “prevention and control of Violent Extremism and Radicalistation leading to Terrorism”. ϭϭ NPM representatives participated in an educational and training program for Ombudspersons for the Armed Forces organized by ODIHR in Warsaw (20-22.3.2017), as well as in a meeting of the South-Eastern European Network of National Preventive Mechanisms in Belgrade (12-13.12.2017) on Methodology of Preventive Visits in detention spaces. ⚫ EUROPEAN TWINNING PROJECT WITH THE OMBUDSMAN OF AZERBAIJAN Representatives of the Ombudsman participated in the European Twinning Project “Support to the Strengthening of the Commissioner for Human Rights (Ombudsman) of the Republic of Azerbaijan” in the framework of implementing the more specific action “Strengthening of the Capacity of the Ombudsman Institution to act as National Preventive Mechanism under OPCAT”. The action’s objective was, in line with the mandates of OPCAT, to promote in-depth cooperation between two peer institutions, to generate proposals and to produce a supporting document for a more effective NPM. In this context, a strategic and an action plan were devised for the Ombudsman of Azerbaijan and joint visits/on-site inspections were carried out to detention sites in Azerbaijan and in Greece, such as Detention Facilities, Psychiatric Institutions and detention facilities of