Ilham Aliyev: Financial assistance totaling $1.6 billion allocated to those affected by COVID-19

"To support the population and business entities affected by COVID, financial assistance in the amount of 1.6 billion US dollars has been allocated from the state budget for this year," Report informs that President of Azerbaijan, Chairman of the Non-Aligned Movement Ilham Aliyev said this in a video format during a high-level thematic discussion organized by the Chairman of the UN General Assembly.

"Azerbaijan has come up with important global initiatives aimed at strengthening international solidarity against inequalities between developed and developing countries due to the pandemic, `vaccine nationalism’ and the use of vaccines. A vivid example of this is the UN General Assembly Special Session, resolutions on ensuring equal and universal use. I would like to take this opportunity to thank all the Member States that supported these initiatives," Ilham Aliyev said.