Media Review September 17, 2018

The Azerbaijani army among the 50 strongest armies in the world, the situation with problem loans, the arrest of young political activist Ruslan Nasirli are the leading topics of today's media.

The newspaper "Azerbaijan" writes about the speech of President Ilham Aliyev at the parade on the occasion of the 100th liberation of Baku from the Armenian-Bolshevik forces on September 15, 1918 with the assistance of the army of Nuru Pasha. In his speech the President stated that the army of Azerbaijan is among the 50 strongest armies in the world. The head of state touched upon the Karabakh conflict in his speech, spoke about some successes in this issue.

The "Yeni Musavat" newspaper writes about the situation with problem loans, discussing it with the expert Rashad Hasanov. Experts believe that this issue should be considered by the Constitutional Court. The structure has already considered this issue and made a decision of a recommendatory nature, but until now the best way out of the situation is not found. R.Hasanov asserts that the Constitutional Court can not make a concrete decision, since one of the parties is the owner. The expert believes that the problem will deepen further, and the government will not make a concrete decision.

The website "Azadliqinfo" writes about the arrest of Ruslan Nasirli, chairman of the Supreme Mejlis of the Youth Committee of the PFPA. The author writes that this worthy young man is accused of a false charge of laundering dirty money. He had already been arrested on administrative charges of resisting the police. The author writes about the numerous virtues of Nasirli, for whom it has become "a habit" to celebrate his birthoday in custody.