On May 12, there was a meeting of the management board of ATIA and the Association of Sand, Gravel and Stone Producers with the delegation of the State Mineral Resources Utilization Agency and KOBIA under the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Azerbaijan. At the meeting, opinions were exchanged on the strengthening of public-private sector cooperation for the effective use of sand and gravel resources, the elimination of difficulties in sand and gravel production, the reasons for the large number of companies operating illegally and the obstacles that lead to it. and it was decided to focus on this topic in a number of government institutions.