OFFICIAL NEWS
PRESIDENT ILHAM ALIYEV INSPECTS TV TOWER COMPLEX AFTER MAJOR OVERHAUL
Baku, 20 June (AZERTAC). Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev has today inspected the newly-reconstructed TV tower complex of the Communication and Information Technologies Ministry`s Tele-Radio company.
The facility is one of the numerous structures built by a decree of the nationwide leader Heydar Aliyev. Construction of the complex started in 1979, but was later halted due to certain problems. It was resumed in 1993 after the nationwide leader Heydar Aliyev`s returning to power. The complex was inaugurated in 1996 with participation of the nationwide leader.
In 2003 President Ilham Aliyev declared developing the information and communication technologies a state priority.
In 2008 AZN2.5 million were allocated from the President`s Reserve Fund to the Ministry of Communication and Information Technologies to conduct reconstruction work at the facility.
The complex was supplied with state-of-the-art equipment.
President Ilham Aliyev and his spouse Mrs. Mehriban Aliyeva toured the facility.
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