President: Cotton-growing will boost light industry

The industry promises to generate over 200,000 new jobs in the country this year, thus greatly contributing to increasing employment and reducing unemployment. “The industry created 64,000 jobs last year. So we will have more than a three-fold growth in jobs,” the president emphasized.

The President said the government accords high importance to the industry.

“We have already put in place an encouragement mechanism both for investment and for exports. And this gives an additional stimulus to farmers and creates additional opportunities for them,” President Aliyev added.

The head of state said that in the future cotton growing will develop even more intensively, will gain even greater scope, thus bringing great benefits to both citizens and the state.

He said the development of cotton-growing will make an outstanding contribution to boosting light industry.

“Last year we laid the foundation of a light industry park in Mingachevir. A total of nine plants, including a yarn plant, will be built there. The first plants will already open there this year. And this is a great economic initiative,” said President Aliyev. “The technological park will generate at least 5,000 new jobs.”

The head of state said he raises the issue of boosting Azerbaijan's trade and exports during his meetings with foreign counterparts in order to ensure the country's access to new markets.

“There are traditional markets that we are working with. We should access new markets, and the establishment of trade houses serves this aim. We will set up trade missions in Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, China, and the United Arab Emirates in the near future because, I think, these are the primary markets at the present,” the head of state added.

President Aliyev went on further speaking about the stability that is being ensured in Azerbaijan, stressing that the Azerbaijani people is guarantor of stability.

Azerbaijan stands out by its policy both in the region and in the world, noted President Aliyev.

He said that security measures are being ensured in Azerbaijan, social processes are underway in a positive direction, civil solidarity is being strengthened, economic and regional development are accelerating.

“Today we show an example of how to govern a country. We show this example, and, of course, this policy is also approved and supported by the people. This is the main factor for realization of our future plans,” said the president.

The unity of people and state power is the main factor that determines the successful development of each nation, noted President Aliyev.

“I’m confident that our successful economic policy, the development of regions and new initiatives, reforms will ensure sustainable development,” he said adding that strategic road maps have recently been compiled and published.

“The public already knows about this. There are specific programs in each sphere, and we work and will work on the basis of these programs,” added the president.

Within the framework of the visit, President Aliyev attended a ceremony to launch water supply systems in the region, cotton plantation in Giragli village, attended the opening of newly renovated SaatliSarijalar-Gara Nuru-Shirinbayli-Fatalikand-Azadkand highway, inaugurated newly built Sarijalar substation, and attended the inauguration of an orphanage-kindergarten, whose construction was initiated by the Heydar Aliyev Foundation.