Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev said at an opening ceremony of the Medical-Diagnosis Center in Nakhchivan on December 20, 2006 that Azerbaijan economy is developing rapidly, Trend Special Correspondent reports
The President reiterated that the country's economic opportunities and wise policy enables to state on the soonest resolution of all existing problems. Over the past 3 years 500,000 new jobs have opened in Azerbaijan, while over 4 years the public budget of the country increased by 4 times. President Aliyev informed that at present big projects are being implemented at the expense of the public budget and Azerbaijan does not appeal to anyone for credits.
Speaking about new medical-diagnosis center, the head of the state said that the Center was provided with advanced equipment and voiced his hope that services will be delivered on the high level too. The President stressed rapid socio-economic development of Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic, improvement of the city, construction of new power grids and different facilities.
Present Aliyev also participated in the opening of the newly reconstructed museum and monument to ex-Azerbaijan President Heydar Aliyev.