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Politics

Aliyev: Goal is to strengthen Karabakh and East Zangezur as new economic growth centre

President Ilham Aliyev said the main goal of the next, second stage of the State Programme of Great Return is to further increase private investment, expand permanent employment and export-oriented production, and strengthen the positions of Karabakh and East Zangezur as a new centre of economic growth. The remarks were made in an address to participants of the 6th Azerbaijan International Exhibition “Reconstruction, Restoration and Development of Karabakh” – Rebuild Garabagh, according to Day.Az, citing AZERTAC.

Day.az
Azerbaijan
Energy

Azerbaijan to commission 11 solar and wind plants by end-2027, minister says

Azerbaijan expects to complete the commissioning of 11 solar and wind power plants with a combined capacity of about 2 gigawatts by the end of 2027, as the first phase of renewable energy development. Energy Minister Parviz Shahbazov said this on Wednesday at the third National Competition Forum organized by the State Agency for Antimonopoly and Consumer Market Control. The report is datelined Baku, October 14.

Trend
Azerbaijan
Diplomacy

Armenia prepares to drop its claim to Bashkend settlement in Azerbaijan

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has proposed a territorial exchange with Azerbaijan to achieve peace, under which no enclaves or exclaves would remain on either side of the border. He made the proposal during a live broadcast on social media, according to Day.Az. Pashinyan said that once a peace agreement is signed, Armenia's territory could amount to 29,743 square kilometres.

Day.az
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