A conference was held on the topic "New opportunities created in the field of regional development and export."
With the organizational support of the Ministry of Economy a conference was organized on the topic "New opportunities created in the field of regional development and export" with the participation of businessmen and representatives of central and local executive authorities and municipalities at the Aran Regional Development Center of the Ministry in Yevlakh city. At the conference the speeches had been being made by the Deputy Minister of Economy Sahib Mammadov, the head of the Yevlakh city Executive Power Goja Samadov and the Head of the EU Delegation to Azerbaijan, Ambassador Malena Mard, and the presentations had been heard of the representatives of the Ministry of Agriculture, the State Customs Committee, "ASAN Service", "Arzag mahsullarinin tadaruku ve tajhizati" (Food delivery and supply) OJSC, business associations and foreign companies operating in Azerbaijan, and experts of the Pilot Regional Development Program. Within the event an exhibition of export-oriented products, produced in the regions was held. At the conference, discussions with the entrepreneurs were held on the expansion of production and processing of agricultural products, quality improvement, and expansion of export. Then, participants familiarized themselves with the exhibition, where more than 50 companies operating in the regions and engaged in the production of export products presented their products. At the exhibition on behalf of the industrial enterprises operating in Gabala region, the products manufactured in enterprise for the production of soft drinks and potato processing, "Gabala Konserv Zavodu" (Gabala Canning Factory) LLC, "Agro Complex" LLC, "Agro-Azerinvest" Gabala LLC, "Aspi-Agro" LLC, "Gabala Yeyinti Mehsullari" (Gabala Food Products) LLC belonging to the "Gilan Gida" Town, and Gabala branch of "Azerkhalcha" OJSC, were presented. The local products presented were met with great interest of the conference participants.