(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, March 14. Azerbaijan is the only country that has received high marks on sustainable development reports, Azerbaijan's Deputy Minister Sahib Mammadov said, trend reports.

He made the remark during the session of the joint steering committee on the implementation of the 'UN Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework for 2021-2025'.

According to him, Azerbaijan will submit the next report under this project to the UN in 2024. He also noted that Azerbaijan and the UN have carried out activities on this project in five directions.

'At today's event, is expected to summarize the results of this project. To date, $24.5 million has been spent within this project, and a total of $32 million has been allocated for its implementation,' he said.

Mammadov noted that Azerbaijan is committed to the policy of introducing green technologies and green development, which is an integral part of the project and the country's obligations to the UN.

'In 2022, real GDP grew by 4.6, and GDP per capita by 4.1 percent. Over the past 10 years, the non-oil sector has become a driver of the country's economic development. In addition, billions of dollars of investments were attracted to the Azerbaijani economy from 2011 to 2021. The sustainable development of Azerbaijan's economy has allowed our country to take a leading position among the countries of the South Caucasus, the 50th place among the 163 countries of the world,' he said.

The deputy minister also noted that the UN supports Azerbaijan in the mine clearance process on the liberated territories.

'Last year, parties started implementing various projects both to de-mine the territories and to resettle former internally displaced persons to their homelands. All this was facilitated by the introduction of innovations and modern technologies while de-mining the territories and restoring cities and villages,' he said.

Mammadov stressed that this year it is also expected to hold events to spread awareness about the dangers of mines and unexploded ordnance.

The Azerbaijan-UN Joint Steering Committee controls the execution of the cooperation framework, as well as ensures its adaptation to the contexts of developing countries, national, regional, and international development processes, mechanisms, and goals, as well as voluntary national reviews, etc. It supports resource mobilization and development financing opportunities through cooperation. The Joint Steering Committee monitors progress, challenges, and opportunities, and guides the implementation process.

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