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By Nigar Orujova

Baku now has a new Congress Center, as the facility was inaugurated by Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev on April 29.

The head of state accompanied with First Lady Mehriban Aliyeva and daughter Arzu Aliyeva toured the new center.

Finance Minister Samir Sharifov informed the head of state of the work done.

Construction of the facility, which is located near Heydar Aliyev Center, started last February. The center occupies a total area of 6.2 hectares, while its area under construction is 46,600 square meters. The center is supplied with all necessary infrastructure.

There is a 405 square meter monitor in the foyer of the building, and more than 50 monitors in the building.

The center offers 17 conference halls with the total capacity of more than 2,500 people. There are also a restaurant, administrative and other rooms in the building.

The state-of-the-art auditorium of the Baku Congress Center can receive 3,500 people.

The first international event in the center will be the 48th annual meeting of the Board of Directors of the Asian Development Bank on May 2-5.

This high-profile event will be held for the first time in the South Caucasus specifically in Azerbaijan, the most stable country of the region.

The event will be attended by nearly 3,000 participants, including finance ministers and government officials from member states, heads of central banks, representatives of the private sector, international finance institutions and civil society, prominent scholars and experts.

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