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Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in the country’s Khachmaz region on a visit on September 8, Azertac reported.

The head of state first laid flowers at the statue of national leader Heydar Aliyev in the center of the city of Khachmaz.

Head of Khachmaz District Executive Authority Shamsaddin Khanbabayev informed President Ilham Aliyev about the work carried out around the statue.

Then, President Aliyev viewed conditions created at the Flag Square and Flag Museum in Khachmaz.

The head of state was informed that the construction of the Flag Square and Flag Museum started in 2014 and was completed in 2015. The Flag Square occupies an area of 1 hectare. The flagpole here stands 85 metres in height. Green areas were created, ornamental trees and flowers were planted, and a fountain was built in the square. There are also an exhibition hall and two verandas here.

President Aliyev also inaugurated a new building of the Heydar Aliyev Center as part of his visit to Khachmaz district.

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

The president was informed that the construction of the Center started in February, 2015 and was completed this March.

The two-storey building occupies a total area of 1100 square metres. The Center houses Heydar Aliyev Museum, exhibition hall, 300-seat cinema and concert hall, art and photo studios, and electronic library. There are also carpet-weaving, computer, dance and quiz clubs here.

Later, the president attended the opening ceremony of a new building of the Marriage Ceremony House as part of his visit to Khachmaz.

The president was informed that constructed as a community center in 2005, the building was later reconstructed into the Marriage Ceremony House.

The building occupies a total area of 448 square metres.

President Aliyev also inaugurated Khudat-Yalama-Zukhuloba highway in Khachmaz . The head of state first viewed the layout of the road.

The President was told that the reconstruction of the highway began this May and ended in August. The third technical degree road is 24.8km in length. It has two lanes, each 3.75 metres in width.

920 safety posts and 154 traffic signs were installed along Khudat-Yalama-Zukhuloba road, which links 18 residential areas.

The President cut the ribbon symbolizing the opening of the highway.

President Aliyev met with a group of Khudat residents following the opening of Khudat-Yalama-Zukhuloba highway.

Later as part of his visit to Khachmaz, President Aliyev viewed conditions created at Heydar Aliyev Park in the village of Yalama village .

The head of state was informed that the park occupied a total area of 1 hectare. The park also houses a Yalama village branch of the Heydar Aliyev Center. There is a bust of national leader Heydar Aliyev in front of the Center, which occupies an area of 120 square metres.

President Aliyev laid flowers at the bust of the national leader. The head of state then had a conversation with representatives of the Lezgi community, and posed for photographs with them.

The president attended the opening of Yalama Agropark, which was established on the basis of the Yalama State Dairy and Pedigree Cattle Breeding Agricultural Production Enterprise.

Minister of Economy Shahin Mustafayev informed the head of state of the work carried out in the agropark. He said that at the initial stage 20 million manats were invested in the establishment of the agropark, which occupied a total area of 523 hectares.

The President was also informed of low-interest loans given by the National Entrepreneurship Assistance Fund of the Ministry of Education to entrepreneurs in Quba-Khachmaz economic region. Minister Shahin Mustafayev said a total of 163.5 million manats had been allocated so far to nearly 2260 entrepreneurs in Quba-Khachmaz economic region.

President Ilham Aliyev viewed the agropark. The head of state launched a feed plant here.

The agropark employs 150 people. It is expected that more than 300 new jobs will be created here in the future.

After touring the agropark, the head of state had a meeting with representatives of the district`s public, and then posed for photographs with them.

After completing his visit to Khachmaz, President Aliyev arrived in Gusar.

The head of state first laid flowers at the statue of national leader Heydar Aliyev in the center of the city of Gusar.

Head of Gusar District Executive Authority Shair Alkhasov informed President Ilham Aliyev about the work carried out around the statue.

President Aliyev attended the opening of the newly reconstructed Qusar-Imamgulukand-Qukhuroba highway.

Chairman of Azeravtoyol Saleh Mammadov informed the head of state about the layout of the road. 980 safety posts, 197 traffic signs and 24 informative boards were installed along the highway, which is 24.7km in length and 12 metres in width. A new bridge was built over the Imamgulukand canal. The length of the bridge is 9.6 metres, while the width is 4 metres.

President Ilham Aliyev cut the ribbon symbolizing the opening of the road.

The road, which links 11 residential areas with the total population of 12,000 people, provides an easy access to the center of the district and Baku-Quba-Russia border highway.

President Aliyev also inaugurated a new building of the secondary school named after professor Karim Karimov in Hil village, Qusar district.

The head of state viewed photo stands reflecting the previous and current look of the building.

President Aliyev cut the ribbon symbolizing the opening of the school.

Minister of Education Mikayil Jabbarov informed the head of state about the work done. The facility was constructed in 1928. The two-storey building was built for the secondary school named after professor Karim Karimov, a graduate of the school, in 1973.

The president wished the school staff success.

During his visit, President Aliyev attended a ceremony to launch a newly reconstructed water supply and sewerage system in the city of Qusar.

Head of Azersu Qorkhmaz Huseynov informed the head of state about the project, which is part of “Provincial Cities Water Supply and Sewerage Project” implemented by the government of Azerbaijan and the Japan International Cooperation Agency.

The project aims to improve water supply and sewerage system for 19,600 people in the city of Qusar. The project will also see the launch of water supply to 12,000 people in seven villages in Qusar and three villages in Quba districts.

“Provincial Cities Water Supply and Sewerage Project” will see the overhaul of water supply and sewerage systems in Qusar, Khachmaz, Khizi, Qobustan and Naflatan.

The head of state pressed the button to launch the project.

President Ilham Aliyev then had a meeting with local residents, and posed for photographs with them.

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