BAKU, Azerbaijan, September 22. President Ilham
Aliyev touched upon the factors that have impeded the development
of the mining industry in Azerbaijan during a meeting dedicated to the State Program on the
development of the mining and metallurgical industry.
Speaking on the matter, the head of state noted: “Regrettably,
the development of the mining industry in Azerbaijan has not
progressed to the required level due to both objective and
subjective reasons. The objective reasons stem from the fact that
many of our deposits discovered during the Soviet era were located
in the occupied regions, and the Armenian state continued its
policy of aggression, including the plundering of the natural
resources belonging to the Azerbaijani people and state.”
The President also noted that a certain amount of exploration
work was conducted during the Soviet period. “However, for the
Soviet government at that time, this region—and Azerbaijan in
particular—was not considered a priority in this field.”
To note, on September 22, President of the Republic of
Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev chaired a meeting dedicated to the “State
Program on the Development of Mining (Metal Ores) and Metallurgical
Industry in the Republic of Azerbaijan for 2027–2030.”
