Deputy minister: Azerbaijan has no creative industry

Shafiga Nazimgizi
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"We have creators but no industry," First Deputy Minister of Culture Elnur Aliyev told the international scientific and practical conference on "Culture economy in Azerbaijan: Development impulses from Shusha".

According to him, it is possible to talk about the oil and gas and chemical industries: "Our biggest problem is that there is no creative industry. We have to apply a systematic approach."

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