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The President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has today attended an annual general meeting of Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences (ANAS), the Azerbaijani President's official website reported.
Prior to the meeting, the Head of State familiarized himself with improvements and rebuilding works around the building of the Academy.
President of ANAS Mahmud Karimov informed the Head of State about reconstruction work carried out in the scientific and research institutions of the Academy.
President Ilham Aliyev was told the reconstruction works here started in 2007 and all necessary conditions had been created for scientific workers.
The Head of State viewed photos reflecting previous state of the building. Then, President Ilham Aliyev participated in the annual meeting of ANAS.
The meeting started with opening remarks of Mahmud Karimov. He said Shamakhi Astrophysical observatory named after Nasraddin Tusi, National Azerbaijan History Museum and National Azerbaijan Literature Museum named after Nizami Ganjavi had been reconstructed by the order of the Head of State.
Mahmud Karimov thanked President Ilham Aliyev for his participation in the meeting.
The Head of State made speech at the event. The President thanked scientists for the invitation.
President Ilham Aliyev praised reconstruction works carried out here.
The President said the Academy, established in 1945, had great and successful history and the Azerbaijani scientists had made a worthy contribution to country's development.
Touching upon achievements of Azerbaijan`s scientists, the Head of State stressed the importance of scientific works of the country`s geologists in the 20th century.
President Ilham Aliyev said the existence of the Armenia-Azerbaijan Nagorno-Karabakh conflict necessetates writing scientific works on the history of the country and the region.
President of ANAS Mahmud Karimov delivered a report on scientific researches implemented in 2010.
Then, the report of the Academy was approved. The Head of State underlined all the proposals put forward would find their solution. Mahmud Karimov thanked the President for his care and attention to scientists.