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AZERBAIJAN PRESIDENT ATTENDS WEF’S “THE NEW ERA OF PETROPOLITICS” SESSION
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During his speech, the Azerbaijan leader spoke of his county’s oil strategy.
President Aliyev said Azerbaijan has experienced significant GDP growth over the last two years.
He also emphasized that the Azerbaijan government is taking measurable steps to "convert the oil wealth into human wealth”.
Other speakers at the session were Rex Tillerson, Chairman and CEO of ExxonMobil Corporation, Samuel W. Bodman, US Secretary of Energy, Jeroen van der Veer, Chief Executive of Royal Dutch Shell, Viktor Yanukovich, Prime Minister of Ukraine and Alexander Medvedev, Deputy Chairman of the Executive Board of Russian company Gazprom.