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President Ilham Aliyev visits Mingachevir city VIDEO

Mingachevir, April 16 (AZERTAC). President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has today visited the country`s Mingachevir city where he attended the opening of several infrastructure facilities.

President Ilham Aliyev put flowers at a monument to national leader Heydar Aliyev in front of the newly constructed Heydar Aliyev Center.

The Azerbaijani leader then participated in the opening of the Heydar Aliyev Center.

Head of the Mingachevir City Executive Authorities Niyazi Bayramov informed President Ilham Aliyev that the construction of the Center started in August, 2008. The facility occupies a total area of 6,000 square meters.

The President viewed the Center`s 570-seat auditorium.

President Ilham Aliyev also met local residents.

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President Ilham Aliyev inspected the reconstruction work at the Friendship park named after Mushfig Mirzayev.

The facility covers a total area of 6 hectares. The park has a modern lighting system, and a fountain.

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The Azerbaijani President inaugurated Youth House.

Azerbaijani Minister of Youth and Sport Azad Rahimov informed the Head of State about the facility. The three-storey building of Youth House occupies a total area of 1,000 square meters.

The Minister said the facility was one of the biggest youth houses in Azerbaijan.

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Then, the Head of State inspected the reconstruction work at the Sahil park.

President Ilham Aliyev was informed that the facility covers a total area of 3,000 square meters.

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As part of his Mingachevir visit, President Ilham Aliyev viewed a redeveloped riverside recreation center.

The Head of State was told the center occupies a total area of 1.5 hectares.

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Then President Ilham Aliyev viewed models of the Ministry of Emergency Situations`s Special Risk Rescue Service, Civil Defense Force Regiment and State Agency for Water Resources.

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President Ilham viewed integrated security system of the Mingachevir reservoir.

Minister of Emergency Situations Kamaladdin Heydarov informed the Head of State about guard and security systems here.

President Ilham Aliyev viewed a model of the security system of the Mingachevir reservoir.

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President Ilham Aliyev then toured a residential area for 502 IDP families in Mingachevir.

Deputy Prime Minister, chairman of the State Committee for Refugees and IDPs Ali Hasanov told the Head of State that all conditions had been created here.

The Head of State visited the house of Aghdam IDP Saida Ibrahimova who thanked the President for good conditions created for IDPs.

The residential area has a club-community center, an administrative building, a first aid station and a post office.

President Ilham Aliyev also visited a 480-seat Aghdam secondary school No 52.

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President Ilham Aliyev also visited the Flag square. The Azerbaijani President was informed that a pole of the flag was 42 meters in height.

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