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Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev attended opening ceremony of a shipyard meeting international standards in Garadagh District of Baku today.
The President watched a video showing activity of the shipyard and got acquainted with the layout of the enterprise, 1news.az reports quoting official website of the President.
The President of the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR) Rovnag Abdullayev informed the President about the activities of the enterprise.
The Head of State put the plant in operation.
The President was told that production capacity of the plant is 25,000 tons of metal. The shipyard has a capacity to build four takers with a capacity of 15,000 tons or two tankers with a capacity of 70,000 tons, 4 ships and repair 8-100 different types of vessels annually.
President viewed stands reflecting activities of the plant.
He delivered a speech to the ceremony.
Then Ilham Aliyev attended the ceremony of naming the floating dry dock.
