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President Ilham Aliyev, First Lady Mehriban Aliyeva arrive in Aghdam for visit

President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and First Lady Mehriban Aliyeva have arrived in Aghdam for a visit.

President Ilham Aliyev and First Lady Mehriban Aliyeva laid flowers at a statue of national leader Heydar Aliyev in the center of Guzanli settlement, Aghdam .

Head of Aghdam Executive Authority Vagif Hasanov informed President Ilham Aliyev and First Lady Mehriban Aliyeva of the work carried out in the region.

President Ilham Aliyev gave relevant instructions.

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President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has attended the opening of the newly renovated Guzanli-Imamgulubayli-Orta Garvand-Khindiristan highway in Aghdam.

Chairman of the Board of Directors of Azerbaijan Highway State Agency Saleh Mammadov informed the president of the work carried out here.

President Aliyev was also informed of the newly renovated 5.4-km long Afatli-Hajiturali-Hasankhanli highway, as well as the renovation work carried out on the 18-41km stretch of the Tartar-Hindarkh highway, and the 23-37km stretch of the Aghdam-Hindarkh-Aghjabadi highway.

The renovated road projects also include the reconstruction of the Hajibadalli-Parioghullari-Tazakand highway in Aghjabadi.

The president cut the ribbon symbolizing the opening of the Guzanli-Imamgulubayli-Orta Garvand-Khindiristan highway.

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President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and First Lady Mehriban Aliyeva have attended the inauguration of the Aghdam Mugham Center constructed on the initiative of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation.

The president and the first lady cut the ribbon symbolizing the opening of the Mugham Center.

The construction of the Aghdam Mugham Center started in October 2016 and was completed this September. The two-storey mugham center occupies an area of 7,782 square metres. The center has make-up, waiting, technical, administrative and auxiliary rooms.

The 328-seat concert hall features all necessary conditions for holding various cultural events, including mugham nights.

Landscaping work was carried out, recreation park, green areas were created, flower bushes were planted, and lightning system was installed in the territory of the center.

After touring the Mugham Center, the president Aliyev and the first lady met with representatives of the general public and art figures of Aghdam.

The president made a speech at the event.

People’s artists Arif Babayev, Mansum Ibrahimov, Aygun Bayramova, Azerbaijan’s First Lady Mehriban Aliyeva, and People’s artist, tar player Ramiz Guliyev addressed the event.

President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and First Lady Mehriban Aliyeva have attended the opening of the Aghdam branch of Azerkhalcha Open Joint Stock Company.

The head of state cut the ribbon symbolizing the opening of the branch.

President Ilham Aliyev and First Lady Mehriban Aliyeva viewed the unique carpets weaved in various districts of Karabakh in 19thand early 20th centuries.

Chairman of the Board of Azharkhalcha OJSC Vidadi Muradov informed President Ilham Aliyev and First Lady Mehriban Aliyeva of the work done.

The Aghdam branch of the Azerkhalcha OJSC occupies a total area of 1,250 square meters. 150 weavers and 14 administrative staff members will be employed in the branch. The building features a textile workshop, artist`s room, warehouse, canteen, medical point and sales room.

The head of state and the first lady then met with carpet-weavers.

First Lady Mehriban Aliyeva then cut the first carpet woven here.

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As part of their trip to Aghdam district, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and First Lady Mehriban Aliyeva visited farmer Asmar Huseynova`s four-hectare cotton plantation in Hindarkh settlement in Aghjabadi.

Head of Aghjabadi District Executive Authority Shahin Mammadov and Asmar Huseynova informed the president and the first lady of the work done on the plantation. Cotton was planted in the 70 hectares of this plantation, and 253 tons of cotton were harvested last year.

President Aliyev and First Lady Mehriban Aliyeva met with cotton growers and chatted with them.

Cotton growers expressed gratitude for attention to the development of this area of agriculture in the country.

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