“This was also reflected in the discussions of the World Urban Forum recently held in Baku—large-scale urbanization, meaning the influx from rural areas to cities. This is a negative trend inherent not only to our country but to all countries,” President Ilham Aliyev said at a meeting dedicated to agricultural issues.
Noting that some countries have been unable to find the means or develop the right strategy to address this issue, the head of state said: “We, however, must ensure that a process of return from cities to rural areas begins. For this to happen, of course, the differences between rural and urban areas across all sectors must be reduced.”
