Within the scope of lusophony, the work carried out by this State agency in promoting the Network of Ombudsmen, National Commissions for Human Rights and other Human Rights Institutions of the Community of Portuguese Speaking Countries should be highlighted. It is also worth mentioning the continuous reinforcement of bilateral cooperation with several countries, intensified by actions of a training nature with collaborators of similar institutions and other servants of the State of other Lusophone and European countries, as well as the development of twinning and taiex projects with other foreign organizations. The Ombudsman’s assumption by the Ombudsman of the presidency of the Ibero-American Ombudsman Federation, which took place on March 10, 2016, is of particular importance. This fact and the work that was carried out within that Federation and of its thematic networks justify that in this report, the initiatives that had the participation, intervention and organization of this State body in this capacity should be autonomous. In addition to the above, and as mentioned elsewhere, this State body prepares autonomous and specific contributions, as well as providing the information required by international organizations or similar institutions. Participation in twinning and taiex cooperation projects Another dimension in which the Ombudsman’s international activity materializes, and which is particularly important, is participation in institutional cooperation initiatives in twinning and taiex projects. In 2016, the Ombudsman continued his participation in the Twinning Project Support to Establishment of Ombudsman Institution in Turkey, which began in the last quarter of the previous year. Of the various activities carried out, the Ombudsman’s visit to Ankara in Turkey took place between 8 and 11 February, where he gave a lecture entitled «The Portuguese Ombudsman: from the inception to the present and towards the future. Overview of its mission and responsabilities». This event was also attended by the Deputy Ombudsman who made an intervention entitled «The Istanbul Convention». The participation of Ombudsman staff in Ankara in the following project development activities is also highlighted: • Participating in workshops on refugee, migrant, asylum-seeking and minority issues on 11-16 January; • Participation in the workshop on the theme of the European Court of Human Rights, from 26 to 29 January, with a view to enabling the beneficiary entity with theoretical and practical information on the terms adopted by the Court in the | 93