“Today, we are creating new transport infrastructure facilities, very much in line with the policy of the Great Leader,” President Ilham Aliyev said at a ceremony to launch the “Academician Khoshbakht Yusifzade” tanker built at Baku Shipyard by the order of the Azerbaijan Caspian Shipping Closed Joint-Stock Company, Report informs via AZERTAC.
“The foundation for the creation of this tanker was laid with the commissioning of a shipyard nine years ago. I made that decision, and we achieved it. At that time, some people thought it was not necessary because we were buying ships and tankers from other countries. But I knew that it would be of great importance. Now we do not depend on anyone. We have both a professional team and experience. Therefore, all construction work here is carried out by local specialists. We can build several tankers, bulk carriers, Ro-Ro ships, and ferries every year,” the President said.
“I think it is only fair that this ship is named after you. This is a rare and perhaps even a unique situation when a ship is named after a person during his lifetime. But this is only fair. You know that I have great respect for you – as a specialist, as a legendary oil worker and as a wonderful person. The fact that you are here with us today inspires many people that even at this age a person can be as cheerful. You are in good health and inspire us all to do better things with your optimism, Ilham Aliyev said.