President Ilham Aliyev and First Lady Mehriban Aliyeva are on a visit to Guba district

On December 7, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev went on a visit to Guba district.

President Ilham Aliyev and First Lady Mehriban Aliyeva first paid a visit to the monument erected to national leader Heydar Aliyev in the centre of Guba, and put flowers before the monument.

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On December 7, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and First Lady Mehriban Aliyeva attended the inauguration of Guba “ASAN Life” complex of the State Agency for Serving Citizens and Social Innovations.

This complex is the 12th centre of the State Agency for Serving Citizens and Social Innovations under the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan. Construction of the “ASAN Hayat” complex, located at the Heydar Aliyev Avenue of the town, distinguished for its grandeur, has been performed on the highest level. Construction of the complex started early this year. The complex consists of 4-storied administrative building and 6 public catering objects. Here have been created “ASAN Service” Centre, “ASAN Training” Centre, “ABAD” Centre, and “ABAD” School.

The President became familiarized with the centre. 32 types of services will be provided to citizens at the “ASAN Service” Centre of the complex by 10 state bodies, such as the ministries of Justice, Internal Affairs, Taxes, Economy, Labour and Social Protection, the State Committee for Property Issues, the State Customs Committee, the State Migration Service, the State Service for Mobilization and Military Call-up, and the National Archive Department. At the same time, 112 types of functional secondary services, including bank, insurance, legal support, translation etc. will be arranged in the centre. The number of employees working at the centre is 170, with additional 45 volunteers. The Guba “ASAN Service” Centre will serve a total of about 500 thousand people registered in Guba, Khachmaz, Gusar and Shabran districts.

The President put the Guba “ASAN Service” Centre into operation.

President Ilham Aliyev was informed of the equipment “Ready 2.0”. This equipment is a new version of the device made to issue ready documents to citizens in an automated fashion. Additional section has been created in the centre to provide utility services to citizens. Here will be provided services by “AzerIshyg” OJSC, “AzerSu” OJSC, and “AzeriGaz” PU. It was noted that 217 thousand appeals were received so far from citizens at two “ASAN Utility” Services operating in Baku.

While becoming acquainted with the Centre, President Ilham Aliyev and First Lady Mehriban Aliyeva were informed of new projects.

“ASAN Visa 2.0” system has been created to register requests of Azerbaijani citizens willing to get visas for undertaking trips to foreign countries in an electronic order.

It was brought to attention that one of the new projects is the integration works being carried out to ensure the issuance of individual identification numbers to infants at maternity hospitals.

In the process of presenting the “Azerbaijani Innovations Export Consortium”, information was given about the directions of activities of this entity, which integrates 10 companies specialised in ICT, and the plans associated with taking our country’s intellectual products into the international market.

It was mentioned that creation of the electronic portal “ASAN Finance” is expected in order to ensure provision of financial services in the principle of “one-stop shop”.

The head of the state was given information about the “Electronic Register of high-rise residential buildings under construction, and natural and legal persons engaged in the construction of such construction objects”. Here are reflected the functional capacity, activity of the register and the results of the monitoring carried out at construction companies in connection with regulating unofficial labour relations in the construction sector. It was informed that commissioning of “ASAN Life” complexes is expected to take place in Sheki and Imishli districts in 2018.

President Ilham Aliyev was presented projects of other “ASAN Service” centres intended to be constructed and commissioned in the coming years.

The “ASAN Life” concept provides also for commissioning of public catering facilities, along with “ASAN Service” Centre. So, citizens will be enabled, along with operative and exemplary service, to benefit also from the recreation and entertainment possibilities of this concept. “ASAN Life” Complex covers various solutions serving betterment of lifestyle for a citizen’s comfort.

In the cinema hall of the Guba “ASAN Life” Complex, along with Azerbaijani films, foreign countries’ films will also be demonstrated. And at the “ASAN Training” Centre, trainings will be organized for employees of “ASAN Service” centres, as well as employees of other state bodies on managing influx of citizens, ethical conduct and other trainings, formed on the basis of “ASAN”s experience.

President Ilham Aliyev and First Lady Mehriban Aliyeva then visited the “ABAD” Centre.

The primary objective of the “ABAD” Centre in the complex is to create new household brands in the northern region, organize sales of products of households both in the domestic and foreign markets, and provide support to the execution of self-employment programme.

The Head of the State viewed new products made by “ABAD” households.

In general, 143 households have been chosen by “ABAD” public legal person from 19 cities and districts of Azerbaijan associated with craftsmanship, and 24 households on agriculture. To date, 6 households in Masally and 12 households in Balakan have been provided with necessary production equipment in the form of single-block-container. “ABAD” sales centres have been created on the territory of the “Icherisheher” State History and Architecture Reserve Department, the Heydar Aliyev International Airport, Baku Railway Station, and Demirchi village of Shamakhy in order to arrange exhibition-sales of products of households that have joined the “ABAD”. At the moment, handicrafts of up to 1900 types, and 25 types of food products of 167 “ABAD” households are presented at “ABAD” exhibition-sales centres.

Classes will be organized in the “ABAD” School in three directions - carpet weaving, applied art and theoretical courses. Works will be carried out towards increasing the number of “ABAD” households engaged in decorative and applied art in the northern region, trainings conducted, and theoretical courses will be arranged for households engaged in the production of food products on business planning, marketing, and finance-accounting.

Vast improvement and construction works have been carried out on the territory of the “ASAN Life” Complex. A fountain and a parking area for cars and buses have been constructed, and a park and child playground created on the Complex’s territory.

President Ilham Aliyev met with employees of the “ASAN Life” Complex.

The Head of the State addressed the meeting.

Employees of the Complex Tunzala Piriyeva and Fakhriyya Balakishiyeva thanked the President on behalf of the staff for the conditions created here.

At the end they were photographed.

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On December 7, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and First Lady Mehriban Aliyeva attended the inauguration of the Guba Flag Museum.

Construction of the museum started in March 2017, with construction works having been completed in November. The museum’s building consists of an exhibition hall, and administrative and secondary rooms. 6 sections have been created in the exhibition hall. Here are displayed a map of Azerbaijan related to the era of khanates, flags of the khanates, lay figures reflecting fighters related to middle ages, coats of arms of the 19th century Azerbaijani cities, old coins, and paper monies. Documents related to the Democratic Republic of Azerbaijan, constitutions of Azerbaijan adopted during the Azerbaijan SSR and in the periods of independence, coats of arms, flags, postal stamps, orders and medals that are demonstrated in the museum arouse much interest.

The museum is located on the Guba Flag Square. The territory of the square has been improved, and greenery stripes laid out.

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On December 7, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and First Lady Mehriban Aliyeva attended the inauguration of the Guba Branch of “AzerKhalcha” Open Joint-stock Company.

Total area of “AzerKhalcha” OJSC Guba Branch’s building is 1300m2. Here will be employed 150 weavers and 12 maintenance workers. The building accommodates a textile workshop, an artist’s room, a storage room, a canteen, a medical room, a carpet-sales saloon, and other sections. On 43 looms of different sizes in the workshop will be primarily weaved carpets on the basis of historical patternsmade in villages of Guba, Gusar, Khachmaz, Siyazan and Shabran districts, and original Shirvan patterns. These patterns have been prepared by artists of “AzerKhalcha” based on ancient carpets being preserved in world museums and private collections, as well as those collected from districts of the republic. The workshop has been provided with necessary raw material and accessories – woollen threads of various colours, and instruments such as carpet weaver, scissors and knife.

Weavers are residents of Guba town and various villages of the district. They have participated in training courses of “AzerKhalcha” in the course of a few months, improving their skills on carpet weaving. The training course will go on to function even after the branch starts its operation, and graduates of these courses will be issued a training certificate by “AzerKhalcha”. And in the carpet sales saloons of the branch, an exhibition and sales of carpets and carpet products made at “AzerKhalcha” will take place.

The Head of the State met with carpet weavers of the branch and talked with them.

At the end they were photographed.