President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has received Regional Director of the World Bank for the South Caucasus Mercy Tembon.

Regional Director of the World Bank for the South Caucasus Mercy Tembon congratulated President Ilham Aliyev on the achievements and the successfully implemented reforms in the economic sphere in Azerbaijan.

Mercy Tembon noted that the organization she represents hails bilateral cooperation with Azerbaijan in all this positive processes. She said that they have witnessed the fact that these achievements benefit people in Azerbaijan, adding that ensuring the diversification of economy and the achievement of economic development improve the welfare of the population.

The World Bank Regional Director also noted that the economic development of Azerbaijan creates a good opportunity for the employment of population and their involvement in various activities.

The head of state thanked for the warm words, underlining the economic development in Azerbaijan has yielded good results in recent years.

President Ilham Aliyev noted that this manifests itself both in the macroeconomic sphere, and in the development of real sector, and the non-oil sector.