November 9 - National Flag Day, an MP"s view of the state budget, and the situation in public transport are the leading topics of today's media.
The newspaper Azerbaijan devoted its editorial to the National Flag Day. The author of the article makes a tour of history, recalling that the national flag of the Azerbaijan People"s Republic was raised in 1918. The subsequent seventy-year Soviet history of Azerbaijan forced the national flag to be hidden in the memory archive, which reappeared only after the collapse of the USSR. Officially, Flag Day was announced on November 9, 2009.
The website Oxu.az cites the opinion of MP Aytan Mustafazadeh regarding the state budget for 2019. Despite the fact that the budget is called socially oriented, it actually does not meet these requirements, since neither the pensioners nor the handicapped feel this. The MP believes the Azerbaijani authorities will be able to make the budget truly social and support all needy groups of the population; salaries and benefits should be increased.
The website Bizimyol writes that the Baku Transport Agency brought 50 passenger buses to the country in the amount of $ 5 million. These are mainly Turkish buses for use within settlements and for intertown use. In Azerbaijan, they will be used inside the city. Experts say the buses produced by the Turkish company Karsan are cheap and of poor quality. Currently in Baku there are about 3,500 buses, the cost of each of which is 100-150 thousand manat. To fully update the bus fleet of the capital, 525 million manat is needed.
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Military expert and regular on state television channels, Adalat Verdiyev, has been accused of a serious crime—disclosure of military secrets. According to the charge (Article 308 of the Criminal Code), if the accused can prove the disclosure was unintentional, they may face 3 to 7 years in prison. Under aggravating circumstances, the sentence could range from 4 to 8 years.
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Rain is expected in Baku and Absheron on 28 November, forecasters of the National Centre for Hydrometeorology said. However, their today's forecast of rain in Baku has not come true.
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Short film "Fragments" by Iqbal Abilov, a Talysh researcher arrested in Azerbaijan, has been recognised at another international film festival.
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The leading mobile operator remains committed to supporting the development of the national press The leading mobile operator remains committed to fostering the development of the national press. In celebration of Communications and Information Technology Workers' Day on December 6th, Azercell is organizing a specialized training session titled "Media Technologies: Innovations and Trends," designed for journalists covering subjects of technology, innovation, and digital development.
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