Ilham Aliyev
He said the State program of socioeconomic development of the regions covers all directions.
'Today Azerbaijan has no sphere or direction for which there would not be a state program. And not only program. Financial sources and technical opportunities have been mobilized for its implementation.
Another important goal of the program was the conduction of the practical work on reduction of unemployment in Azerbaijan. A task was set in 2004: 600,000 new jobs must open in Azerbaijan in five years. Meanwhile, this figure caused a little embarrassment. They considered that this is an unreal goal. However, this figure was not taken from the heaven. It was voiced after correct calculations were held, our potentials analyzed and there was a very clear image of the perspective plan of our country’s development. Not 600,000 but about 800,000 new jobs have been opened through five years.
It is possible to say that such a great social problem as unemployment and its greater part has been eliminated in Azerbaijan. We observe this in every region. We also see it in the increase in the number of foreign citizens coming to Azerbaijan in the recent years', the Azerbaijani president said.
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