The question of statehood of Azerbaijan, collaterals, taking care of the homeless, the inactivity of the government, and the high costs of tourism are the main topics of today's press.
The official newspaper Azerbaijan published an article on the eve of the birthday of the former President Heydar Aliyev, calling him the founder of the spiritual and civil unity of the country. The article refers to the exclusive role of Aliyev in the formation of the principles of national statehood and particularly of multiculturalism.
Azadlig examines the process of pledging and its consequences. Currently pledged are 41,000 realty objects. Half of them are in Baku. According to the State Property Committee’s journal Real Estate, 20,000 of them are houses and apartments.
2015 was the year of small volume of loan payments. According to reports, 2.5 million people in Azerbaijan have bank loans. Bad loans amount to about 2 billion manat.
Echo says it is high time to create a single center for aid in Azerbaijan. It would be nice to have a body, which could handle all those who do not master treatment or surgery. And it does not matter if it is an adult or a child in need for help. This was stated by the representative of the charitable community In the Name of Life Mina Malikova on Facebook.
Novoye Vremya has published an article entitled Oil Prices Fall, but No Anti-crisis Plan Exists. The article says there is no anti-crisis plan of the government awaited for so long. The repeated statements of Prime Minister Artur Rasizadeh do not inspire optimism about Azerbaijan's economy in the post-oil period. And the fact that this era has already come is recognized by all, including the authorities.
However, according to the statements of many officials of the Cabinet, we can conclude that they associate the improvement of the economic situation in the country with the high price of oil.
Yeni Musavat analyzes the hotel accommodation prices in anticipation of the summer tourist season. The cost starts at 155 manat and comes to 850. The price increases from May 1.
Up to 30-40 hotels are put in operation in Azerbaijan every year. The author believes the hotels not only inflate prices, but hide their true income. The high cost in Azerbaijan is not justified because for the same money you can well relax in Istanbul, Antalya, or Bodrum.
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During search and operational activities, on January 30 at 11:20, 16.4 kg of drugs were discovered and seized in the area of the "Geytapa" border post, located on the Iran-Azerbaijan border. According to the Azerbaijan Border Service, this prevented an attempt to smuggle into Azerbaijan 11.3 kg of marijuana, 5.1 kg of opium, and 1,990 methadone M-40 pills from Iran.
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Cold, windy weather is expected on 5 February, forecasters said. Northwestern winds of up to 20 metres per second will blow in the capital and across much of the country.
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Filming within a polling station without the citizen's consent may be stopped. According to local media reports, this issue was discussed by Mazahir Panahov, the Chairman of the Central Election Commission (CEC), on February 1.
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On February 4, the weather in Baku will be changeable, with no precipitation. There will be fog in some areas in the morning and evening. A moderate southwest wind will blow. The air temperature at night will be between +4°C and +7°C, and during the day, it will range from +8°C to +13°C. The humidity will be 70-80%.
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