Requirements for the use of local raw materials in the production of tobacco products within the country will be determined.

According to APA, this was reflected in the order "On strengthening state control in the field of import and production of tobacco products and alcoholic beverages" signed by President Ilham Aliyev today.

The Cabinet of Ministers shall submit to the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan within six months, based on the proposals of the Ministry of Economy and the Ministry of Agriculture, on determining the requirements for the use of local raw materials in the production of tobacco products within the country.