Azerlotereya" informs that J.Sultanov retired from his post by his own wish and it is not connected in any way with the gossips of him being under an investigation.

APA was also informed from the press-service of the Ministry of Economic Development (MED) that J.Sultanov had retired from his post by his own wish. The ministry informed that information on dismissal of J.Sultanov because of financial violations revealed during the audit inspections conducted in "Azerlotereya" are groundless. "No violations were revealed when conducting audit inspections in this enterprise and "Azerlotereya" continues its activity in a transparent form at present," stated Ministry officials.

It should be noted that Nijat Mammadov was appointed the chairman of the Administrative Board of the "Azerlotereya" Open Joint-Stock Company (OJSC). Before the appointment Mammadov headed the National Deposit Center.

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