Azerbaijan, Baku / Trend corr. E.Huseynov, Y.Aliyev / Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev visited two of the Ministry of Defense Industry on 21 December.
The President attended at the opening ceremony of the Baku Peyk plant, which belongs to the Production Association on Defense, Research, Navigation and Ministry's Communication System.
The President was informed that the enterprises established during the former Soviet Union was transformed to the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry's control in 2006 and was re-constructed. Some 60% of funds for re-construction was allocated by state and 40% at the expense of credits.
The plant produces about 40 types of electronic indicator panel which are used both for military and civil purpose.
The President also visited the Research-and-production Union of Iglim.