The Azerbaijan-Russian relations, the prospect of cotton growing, reduction of the purchasing power of the population, and the problems of urban heating systems are the leading topics of today's press.
The Azerbaijan newspaper has published an article on the Azerbaijani-Russian relations. The author writes that after Heydar Aliyev came to power in 1993 the relations with the northern neighbor were normalized and developed. The article pointed out that regional relations play an important role in this relationship. The author regards the annual theme of the Azerbaijani-Russian inter-regional forum and the Azerbaijani Diaspora in Russia.
The website www.azadliq.info discusses the development of cotton growing in Azerbaijan with the expert Vahid Maharramov, reports on the contribution it will make to the economy.
The article says that this year the demand for cotton in the world is small. According to statistics, the annual demand for cotton on the world market is 24 million tons.
In 2015, Azerbaijan earned $ 29 million from cotton exports – it is minuscule. In general, the production of cotton is not profitable because the cost is high and the quality is low, the expert says. He believes that fruit and vegetable production development is a more profitable area. The expert also recalls that the price of cotton on the world market continues to fall.
Echo has published an article on cheap alcohol. Consumer goods continue to fall in Azerbaijan including alcohol and part of the population prefers cheap alcohol. At the same time, beer is not very popular. The number of people consuming alcohol in the country is reduced, which is connected not only with economic difficulties, but also with the increasing number of religious people.
Novoye Vremya has published an article about the poor condition of the heating system in Baku. The problems are not only in apartments, but also in schools.
According to recent reports, the company Azeristilik has a debt to the supplier of gas, Azerigas, which is 80 million manat. The company supplies heat to 184 Baku schools and 121 kindergartens. In the regions the company provides heating to 105 schools and 36 kindergartens. –0--
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Variable cloudiness is expected in Baku and Apsheron peninsula on Sunday, 28 July.
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As part of the struggle against illegal migration in Baku city, operative actions were carried out at different addresses. The Interior Ministry reports that employees of the Department for Combating Illegal Migration identified and detained 34 foreigners without documents giving the right to reside and stay on the territory of Azerbaijan.
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On July 25, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defense accused Armenia of "provoking" by deploying heavy weapons in Kalbajar and quadcopters in the Tovuz direction. The ministry also expressed dissatisfaction and concern over Armenia's military cooperation with Western countries.
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During the operation of the Main Drug Control Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, 5 members of an organized group engaged in drug trafficking were detained. All of them have previous convictions: Bahlul Ismayilov, Royal Aliyev, Khayal Aliyev, Samir Aghayev, and Ali Mammadli.
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