GUDRAT HASANGULIYEV: "AZAL BLOCKADES NAKHCHIVAN FROM AIR"

APA
Nov 11 2009
Azerbaijan

Baku. Elbrus Seyfullayev – APA. Azerbaijani parliament continues
discussion on state budget bill for 2010 and lawmakers make their
proposals, APA reports. MP Igbal Aghazadeh said the budget bill was
rated at the political processes, but not economic development.

MP Ali Ahmadov mentioned the global financial crisis’ impact on
Azerbaijan’s economy and said it din not cause unemployment in
Azerbaijan. The lawmaker said the budget bill created basis for
socio-economic development. He proposed to elaborate program for use
of potential of the people educated abroad. He also proposed to give
more attention to fate of children living in orphanages and to build
small town to solve housing problem when they grow up.

MP Gudrat Hasanguliyev said if the world processes were analyzed,
it would become clear that the government had no correct attitude
to the budget. "The budget expenditure shouldn’t be reduced, but
part of Azerbaijan’s resources in foreign banks should be brought to
the country". The lawmaker said 44 million AZN of budget resources
were not enough for the development of ownership and generally
it was cowardly budget bill. He also proposed to increase defense
expenditures. Hasanguliyev said airports constructed in Zagatala
and Lankaran didn’t operate and were closed now. He said not the
government, but owners should fund the construction of diagnostic
centers, Olympic complexes and other buildings. It would be more
useful".

Hasanguliyev criticized Azerbaijan Air Lines president Jahangir
Asgarov’s activity. "Armenians blockade Nakhchivan on ground, but
AZAL from air", said the lawmaker. He protested raise of air ticket
price and reducing of flights to Nakhchivan. "Why Jahangir Asgarov has
personal plane? Who is he? He is not the President, Prime Minister or
Speaker. Why he doesn’t fly with common flights? Resources spent to
his personal plane can be used for solution of problem in Nakhchivan".

Lawmaker Fazail Ibrahimli talked about the problems in Jalilabad
region. He asked to take urgent measures to solve this situation.

The discussions are continued.