BAKU, Azerbaijan, May 16. Up to 200 cities,
villages, and settlements are planned to be restored in
Azerbaijan's Karabakh and East Zangezur by 2035, Executive Director
of the Center for Analysis of Economic Reforms and Communication
Vusal Gasimli said at the Second Forum of Solidarity of
Non-Governmental Organizations of the Organization of Turkic States
(OTS) member countries, Trend reports.


According to him, in 2025, the gross domestic product of the
entire Turkic world will already exceed $2.1 trillion. This
indicator places Turkic countries among the top 10 economic areas
with the strongest economic potential in the world.


Gasimli recalled that last year, trade turnover between Turkic
states exceeded $1.3 trillion.


"Our population has already reached 180 million, and our total
area is 4.5 million square kilometers. This is larger than the
territory of the European Union.


Today, the OTS provides about 1% of the world's population, 2%
of the world economy, and more than 3% of world trade," he
explained.


The executive director emphasized that last year, the OTS member
countries had high economic growth rates.







"In Kyrgyzstan, economic growth was more than 11 percent, in
Uzbekistan more than 7%, in Kazakhstan more than 6%, and in Türkiye
3.5%. In Azerbaijan, growth in the non-oil sector approached 5%.
Not only our position, but also our dynamics are developing very
rapidly," the analyst revealed.


He noted that Azerbaijan has created one of the most unique
examples of urban development since World War II. No nation or
state has restored so many cities, villages, and settlements in a
short period of time after the war, using its own internal
resources:


"By 2035, it's planned to restore about 200 cities, villages,
and settlements in Karabakh and East Zangezur. This is truly an
incredible indicator. Moreover, considering that all this is being
implemented using Azerbaijan's own internal resources, it's very
proud.


"Today, more than 40 settlements in Karabakh and East Zangezur
have already been returned. The cities, villages, and settlements
that have been built meet the highest standards. They are built on
the basis of the concepts of 'smart city', 'smart village'. Modern
technological solutions are fully implemented here," Gasimli
added.


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