Press Review 01/16/14

Official newspapers continue to cover the visit of Ilham Aliyev to Brussels and his meetings during the visit.

Azadlig

In Vienna, the investigation of a corruption scandal associated with the printing of the Azerbaijani national currency was completed. The case involved the name of the head of the Central Bank of Azerbaijan, Elman Rustamov.

Newspaper "Yeni Musavat" argues that the adviser to the party Musavat, Tofig Hussein, remained in the National Council at the insistence of former Deputy Prime Minister Abbas Abbasov. However, Hussein called this false and defamatory information.

Zerkalo 

Following the ban on the sale of newspapers in the subway, the selling newspapers on the streets also fell sharply, says the columnist.

Azerbaijan is not so terrible as it is painted by Armenians. The article states the reasons for delay in the construction of the Baku -Tbilisi-Kars railway.

Express also mentions the ban on selling newspapers on the streets of the capital.

From April 1, the Euro-4 standard will be introduced in Azerbaijan. Cars that do not meet these standards will not be imported into the country.

The police detained a group of Chinese citizens that stole personal data of 3,634 IBA card holders.

Bizim Yol writes about the audits conducted in the Naval Forces.

Yeni Musavat writes that former Prime Minister Abbas Abbasov intends to open a TV channel in Azerbaijan. The newspaper believes that this project comes from the Kremlin, which means to put pressure on official Baku.

The newspaper pays great attention to the scandal going on in the National Council, as well as criticism of leadership PPFA.