President Ilham Aliyev asked the relevant government agencies and the Attorney General to take all necessary measures to prevent speculation in the currency market and stabilize prices of food and other goods. Unscrupulous persons in their own interests seek to cash in on the economic difficulties that it is unacceptable, and therefore very strict measures must be taken, he said, speaking on Sunday at the enlarged meeting of the Government on the results of 2015 year and the upcoming challenges. Aliyev, as before, connected the current developing with the geopolitical struggle in the region, expressing concern about the open clash of interests of the US, Turkey and Russia in the region, as well as the strengthening of Islamophobia in the West.
In general, he called the past year challenging and said that the government dealt with the problems, and the year ended with the growth of economic indicators. There has not been yet a full-scale report on the meeting. It is expected that the TV report from the meeting will be aired on state television today evening.-0-
Politics
-
This year, the laureate of the annual Nargiz Prize, awarded for efforts in the fight for democracy, was Akif Gurbanov, chairman of the board of the Resplatforma (Platform of the III Republic) movement, who is under arrest.
-
The U.S. will prohibit the issuing of visas for nearly a dozen more individuals responsible for undermining democracy in Georgia, bringing the total number to over 100, TURAN's Washington correspondent reports.
-
The President of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, has expressed condolences to the President of Germany, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, following the tragic incident in the city of Magdeburg. "We are deeply shocked by the news of the deaths and injuries resulting from the tragic incident that took place at the Christmas market in Magdeburg," the message reads.
-
By the order of the head of state, Vusal Aslanov has been appointed Chairman of the Baku Metro CJSC.
Leave a review