Baku, October 15, AzerTAc
“Today the independent Azerbaijan is eliminating this environmental disaster. It is also quite symbolic because there will be a White City instead of the Black City. The White City will be one of the best urban development projects not only in the South Caucasus or in this vast region, but also globally,” said President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev at a meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers dedicated to the results of socioeconomic development in nine months of 2014 and objectives for the future.
“The White City is being created on the territory of the Black City. Here, too, there is a huge symbolic meaning. Business people used to come here from abroad, worked in the oil industry of Azerbaijan, made large profits and billions of revenues. But what did they leave behind? A black city! They left this environmental disaster to us. What part of the money these foreign oil barons earned was spent on environmental issues? Nothing was invested in the environment. They simply came here to make profit and they did make a lot of money. What did they leave to us? Only a black city!,” the head of state added.