Challenges that the world is facing require new ways of development.
Head of the Azerbaijani Presidential Administration Ramiz Mehdiyev told the statement to the third forum of think tanks of OIC member states on "Changes and transformation in states of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation" underway in Baku.
The top official noted that Muslim countries, as well as Azerbaijan gave great contributions to the world civilization with their rich scientific and cultural heritage.
"The first democratic republic, first theatre and first opera in the East were formed in Azerbaijan. For the first time, women gained suffrage in Azerbaijan. Azerbaijan continues its national values also during the Soviet period."
Mehdiyev stressed that today Azerbaijan is a dynamically developing country.
"Projects such as Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan, Baku-Tbilisi-Kars, Baku-Tbilisi-Erzurum increased the authority of Azerbaijan in the region and turned it into a transport passage between the East and West."
The head of the Presidential Administration noted that in 2005, Azerbaijan moved up 34 steps from the 121th place in the UN human development report which involved 169 countries.
"For competitiveness, Azerbaijan ranks first among the CIS countries and 51th in the world. In the last year, the GDP increased threefold and budget expenditures 12-fold. The poverty reduced quadruple. In 1995-2010, the economy of the country involved investments worth USD 80bn.
The state budget is currently USD 22bn, while the consolidated budget is USD 25bn. Despite the financial crisis in the world, the economy of Azerbaijan increased by 9%. In upcoming decade, the GDP in planned to increase twofold. Azerbaijan attached a great importance to science and education and the humanitarian sphere, in general.
Today the Azerbaijani youths study in well-known universities of the world. Azerbaijan is also known to the world as an address of tolerance. Modern challenges require the world countries to form more fruitful cooperation. I believe that this forum will contribute to the development of relations between our countries."
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