{"id":18996,"date":"2026-01-13T19:00:40","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T15:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/?p=18996"},"modified":"2026-01-13T19:00:40","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T15:00:40","slug":"baku-and-absherons-water-supply-is-a-strategic-security-issue-ahmad-shahidov-tells-baku-tv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/?p=18996","title":{"rendered":"Baku and Absheron\u2019s water supply is a strategic security issue \u2013 Ahmad Shahidov tells Baku TV"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Bak\u0131 v\u0259 Ab\u015feronun su t\u0259chizat\u0131 strateji t\u0259hl\u00fck\u0259sizlik m\u0259s\u0259l\u0259sidir \u2013 \u018fhm\u0259d \u015eahidov Baku TV-y\u0259 dan\u0131\u015f\u0131b\" width=\"1110\" height=\"624\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JMNJwdspysc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The meeting chaired by President Ilham Aliyev on the State Program for water supply in Baku and the Absheron Peninsula holds a special place on the country\u2019s socio-economic development agenda. During the meeting, existing water-related problems in the capital and surrounding areas, infrastructure renewal, efficient management of water resources, and long-term planning were discussed in detail.<\/p>\n<p>Commenting on the issue to Baku TV, political analyst Ahmad Shahidov said that the President\u2019s direct oversight demonstrates that water supply is being treated as a strategic matter: \u201cThis is not merely about municipal services. For Baku and Absheron, water security is directly linked to social stability, quality of life, and future urbanization plans. The fact that problems were openly addressed shows that the state is realistically assessing the situation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to Ahmad Shahidov, the main objective of the State Program is the full modernization of outdated infrastructure, reduction of water losses, and creation of alternative sources: \u201cThis program is not designed for short-term results, but for a systematic approach covering the next decades. The key outcome should be tangible improvements in citizens\u2019 daily lives through uninterrupted and high-quality water supply.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/bakutv_13.01.2026.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-18997\" src=\"https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/bakutv_13.01.2026-700x394.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/bakutv_13.01.2026-700x394.jpg 700w, https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/bakutv_13.01.2026-475x267.jpg 475w, https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/bakutv_13.01.2026-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/bakutv_13.01.2026-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/bakutv_13.01.2026-1920x1080.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/bakutv_13.01.2026.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The meeting chaired by President Ilham Aliyev on the State Program for water supply in Baku and the Absheron Peninsula holds a special place on the country\u2019s socio-economic development agenda.&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":18997,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[232,220],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18996","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-interview","category-slider"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/bakutv_13.01.2026.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18996","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=18996"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18996\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18998,"href":"https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18996\/revisions\/18998"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/18997"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=18996"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=18996"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=18996"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}