28 ρρ THE GREEK OMBUDSMAN European Twinning Project with the Ombudsman of Azerbaijan “Support to the Strengthening of the Commissioner for Human Rights (Ombudsman) of the Republic of Azerbaijan”. A team of experts of the Greek Ombudsman participated in the above European programme 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 third–country nationals. More specifically, in the context of a visit by a multi–member delegation of the Azerbaijan Ombudsman to Athens, a seminar was held at the Authority’s offices and educational visits/on–site inspections were made to the Agricultural Prison of Tiryns, as an alternative model of a Detention Facility (5 October 2016) and the Psychiatric Hospital of Athens (6 October 2016). ρρ Educational presentation of the work of the UK NPM regarding the inspection of prisons and detention facilities of third-country nationals/ refugees. The educational presentation was held in the context of the visit of the Inspection Team Leader of HM Inspectorate of Prisons NPM, Singh Bhui Hindpal, at the Authority’s offices, on 25 October 2016. The title of the presentation was “NPM England and Wales – Inspecting Prisons and Immigration Detention in the UK” and it concerned the UK NPM’s method of operation and inspection with regard to prisons and the premises where third-country nationals are held. ◊