Gold, currency reserves of Azerbaijan comparable to its GDP
Gold and currency reserves of Azerbaijan are comparable to the GDP of the country.
Vice-Speaker of the Parliament Valeh Aleskerov made the remark at a meeting of the Standing Commission of the CIS Interparliamentary Assembly on culture, information, tourism and sport in Baku.
"Azerbaijan is an independent state in all respects," Aleskerov said. "It is a small country, but a great power. Gold and currency reserves of Azerbaijan are comparable to the country's GDP, and public external debt is only 8 percent of GDP."
He also noted that Azerbaijan is a country of the highest tolerance, which is proved by a large number of international events held in the country.
The program of the commission meeting involves discussion of the model laws on e-government, cross-border information exchange of electronic documents, intergovernmental exchange of the special connection dispatch, volunteering, tourist activity, freedom of conscience, religion and religious organizations, the basics of Internet regulation.
A draft Convention on the conservation of cultural heritage of the CIS member states will also be developed.
The committee chairman Yevgeny Tarlo was re-elected to his post during the meeting.
Here we are to serve you with news right now. It does not cost much, but worth your attention.
Choose to support open, independent, quality journalism and subscribe on a monthly basis.
By subscribing to our online newspaper, you can have full digital access to all news, analysis, and much more.
You can also follow AzerNEWS on Twitter @AzerNewsAz or Facebook @AzerNewsNewspaper
Thank you!