Media Review for March 10

Pre-festive price hikes, the likelihood of a return to strict quarantine, and the victory won in the Second Karabakh War are the topics of today's media.

The website Bizimyolinfo.az discusses the pre-holiday price increase. For many years, the country has seen a rise in prices from November to April. The fact is that there is no infrastructure for storing goods. With an increase in the volume of goods, logistics and other costs increase. Another reason is that there are few players on the wholesale markets of the country, that is, one can count on one's fingers domestic producers and importing companies importing goods into the country, plus the presence of monopoly.

The Yenisabah.az website discusses with former Foreign Minister Tofig Zulfugarov the period since the signing of the trilateral statement on November 10, 2020.

When asked if this was all planned in advance, he said there were signs of it. At the same time, there are events that simply cannot be planned.

According to Zulfugarov, the leaders of Azerbaijan and Armenia, even before the start of hostilities, consulted with their partners and identified the "red lines". So, if the Azerbaijani troops occupied Khankendi and Khojaly, then, in the absence of "neutrality" of Russia, they would have to wage long and bloody battles for Agdam, Lachin and Kelbajar.

If Azerbaijan crossed the “red line”, it would lose its main advantage - honesty and the legal basis of sovereign rights to Karabakh.

The Azpolitikainfo.az website discusses with Professor Adyl Geybullah the likelihood of a transition to a strict quarantine regime. As you know, the vaccination process in the country has been going on for more than a month. True, this process is proceeding slowly, which gives rise to criticism. With the increase in the number of infected, rumors began to circulate that after March 15, a strict quarantine regime would be reintroduced, cafes and restaurants would be closed, and SMS permissions would be introduced. The professor considers this approach to be incorrect. People should be given the opportunity to celebrate Novruz Bayram.