BAKU, Azerbaijan, March 14. Our goal is to fully cover the territory of the country with the water supply system, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev said at a meeting held on March 13 in Berlin with the heads of leading German companies, Trend reports.
"We are implementing the projects now in many cities, where we still need upgrading of our water supply and sanitation. And our target is to have 100% coverage of the drinking water all over the country. Of course, it will be difficult to do, because it's a big scope of work. But, we will also have plans in order to have some structural reforms in the area of water management. The time has come for that. Now the government is evaluating different options and to apply the modern technologies with respect to water distribution, especially now, when we see that there are less and less waters every year. We see it. Unfortunately, as I said, Caspian Sea is becoming shallower and also we have less water in our rivers in transboundary rivers and the rivers, which take source in Azerbaijan. So, water management and efficient water management will be definitely one of the priorities for the coming years," President Ilham Aliyev said.