Azerbaijan, Baku / Trend corr. U.Ismaylova / Niyazi Safarov, the Azerbaijani Deputy Minister of Economic Development, stated on 17 July that the bill on free economic zones in Azerbaijan was currently being considered by the State boards. "The agreement stage of the document will be completed in the near future. There have not been any similar economic zones in the country before," Safarov said.
According to Safarov, discussions linked with the organization of free economic zones, privileges, management issues and the development of infrastructures are being held in the Ministry. "All Boards are interested in discussing the document. We will submit the document to the Cabinet of Ministers in the summer," Safarov added.