President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has today met with Markus Akermann, Chief Executive Officer of the Holcim Group, one of the world s leading suppliers of cement and aggregates. The President expressed satisfaction with the activity of the Holcim group in Azerbaijan, this company`s investments in the country and participation in the construction of the Garadagh cement plant. For his part, Holcim CEO noted the new cement plant would come on stream later this year. The sides noted it would be an important event in terms of expansion of economic ties.