Ilham Aliyev ordered to allocate 1 million manats for financial assistance to newspapers
Baku / 19.07.17 / Turan: Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev today signed an order on allocating a one-time financial aid to newspapers published in the country for AZN 1 million. According to the document, these funds will be allocated from the President's Reserve Fund to the State Media Support Fund under the head of state.
It should be noted that in recent years numerous pro-governmental publications have become the beneficiaries of financial assistance, as well as several pseudo-opposition publications. 06D -
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