BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 1. On June 30,
Vice-President of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation Leyla Aliyeva
visited Azeripek Open Joint-Stock Company, one of Azerbaijan's
oldest industrial enterprises and a key symbol of the country's
national silk heritage.
Leyla Aliyeva was briefed on the enterprise's operations.
Under the leadership of President Ilham Aliyev, and within the
framework of the state's consistent policy on preserving national
cultural heritage, developing traditional crafts, strengthening the
non-oil sector, and promoting the "Made in Azerbaijan" brand
internationally, Azeripek OJSC is of strategic importance. With a
history spanning more than a century, the enterprise remains the
country's only producer of natural silk.
Azeripek OJSC is not only a production facility but also a
strategic industrial complex that plays an important role in
preserving and passing on Azerbaijan's rich silk traditions,
national craftsmanship, and cultural heritage to future
generations. Adhering to the principles of environmentally friendly
production based on entirely natural raw materials, the enterprise
contributes to the development of the green economy and
successfully promotes Azerbaijani silk on global markets.
Thanks to the activities of Azeripek OJSC, thousands of cocoon
producers and farmers in more than 40 districts of Azerbaijan are
engaged in sericulture, while the enterprise employs more than 400
people. The company makes a significant contribution to employment
in the regions, agricultural development, and the creation of a
sustainable value chain in the silk industry.
During the visit, Leyla Aliyeva toured the cocoon processing
workshop, the weaving workshop, and the workshop where the
traditional art of kelaghayi-making, inscribed on UNESCO's
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of
Humanity, is preserved. She familiarized herself with all stages of
natural Azerbaijani silk production and observed how centuries-old
craftsmanship traditions are preserved and developed using modern
technologies.
Leyla Aliyeva spoke with the enterprise's employees, praised
their professionalism and dedication to preserving Azerbaijan's
silk traditions, and posed for commemorative photographs with
them.
At the end of the visit, Leyla Aliyeva was presented with a
kelaghayi.
The visit further demonstrated the importance attached to
Azerbaijan's national heritage, the silk industry, and the
century-old traditions of Azeripek OJSC. It also underscored
support for the development of national production, environmentally
friendly products, and traditional craftsmanship in the
country.
