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    PRESIDENT LEADS THE CABINET'S MEETING ON OVERALL RESULTS OF FIRST TERM

    Today, Azerbaijan
    April 13 2007

    President led the Cabinet's meeting on overall results of the first
    term.

    Ilham Aliyev underlined that the development observed in the country
    recently continued in the first term of 2007, APA reports.

    "The amount of GDP rose by 26% in 2005 and 35% in 2006. This figure
    was 40% in the first term of 2007. Industrial production increased
    39%. Our state policy is social-oriented. Minimum salary increased
    by AZN50, pensions by AZN70m 55,000 families involved in the program
    of targeted social aid," he said.

    Noting that Azerbaijan's monetary resources are $41bn Ilham Aliyev
    said there is social imbalance in the countries rich in oil.

    "But as principles of justice and transparency are strictly observed
    in Azerbaijan every citizen can make use of oil revenues," he said.

    Azerbaijani President noted that Oghuz-Gebele-Baku water pipeline
    was also constructed at the expenditure of oil revenues.

    President mentioned important events in the first term of the year,
    full capacity operation of Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline, transportation
    of natural gas from Shah Deniz gas field, signing the contract on
    the construction of Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway project.

    "All these factors will contribute to Azerbaijan's image in the region
    and international arena," the President said.

    President said Armenia's non-constructive position on the settlement
    of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict will surely fail and noted that
    negotiations on the settlement of the conflict are being carried out
    in the framework of the Prague process.

    "Armenians should understand that Nagorno Karabakh will not gain
    independence," he said.

    Following this, Finance Minister Samir Sahrifov, Economic Development
    Minister Heydar Babayev, Taxes Minister Fazil Mammadov, Youth and
    Sport Minister Azad Rahimov, Chairman of the Board of the National
    Bank Elman Rustamov, president of State Oil Company of the Azerbaijan
    Republic (SOCAR) Rovnag Abdullayev reported about the overall results
    of the first term of the year.

    Azerbaijani President spoke about the existing problems in economic
    and social sphere and underlined the importance of paying special
    attention to the solution of these problems.

    He gave orders on minimizing inflation rate. Touching upon the
    subjective causes of the increase of prices, the president linked it
    with lack of strong rivalry and existence of monopoly. Ilham Aliyev
    underlined the necessity of attaching importance to the development
    of entrepreneurship.

    URL: http://www.today.az/news/politics/39364.html

    From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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