On February 19, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan , Ilham Aliyev, visited the Khankendi garment factory, a joint venture between Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan, to review its operations.
The head of state was briefed on the facility.
The factory, spanning 1.2 hectares, was established following the instructions of the Presidents of Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan to strengthen economic and investment cooperation between the two countries. With a total investment of 11 million manats, of which 5.5 million manats have already been invested, the factory benefits from joint industrial collaboration to supply raw materials. Once fully operational, it plans to establish a fabric weaving production area using locally sourced cotton.
The factory is expected to create 800 jobs in total, with 300 trained professionals already employed in the initial phase. Special efforts have been made to hire citizens returning to the recently liberated territories and residents from surrounding regions.
Since beginning operations, the factory has produced nearly 50,000 sports shirts, with plans to manufacture 924,000 shirts this year. In the future, it aims to produce 3 to 5 million knitted products annually, with exports planned to multiple countries.
The factory was inaugurated via video link during the COP29 event in Baku last November, with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev in attendance.
