Press Review 01/23/15

Official newspapers write about the participation of President Ilham Aliyev at the Davos Economic Forum.

  Azadlig, referring to the topic of possible devaluation of the manat, noted that billions of oligarchs are in danger.

Convicted Parviz Hashimli and Ali Insanov were not given meetings with lawyers. The reasons were not disclosed.

Being in the US, the journalist Sevinj Osmangizi called the trial against her in the Narimanov court "politically motivated." She believes that they want to intimidate her.

The newspaper wrote about the meeting in Davos between Ilham Aliyev and George Soros. The paper explains the sharp allegations of pressure in Azerbaijan from the Soros Foundation with the tense nature of this meeting. In all likelihood, agreement on the issues discussed was not reached.

Experts point out that only 8% of exports come from the non-oil sector, so the statement of Ilham Aliyev on minimum dependence on oil is unfounded.

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A new acting head of the municipality, ethnic Azerbaijani Magomed Jalilov was appointed in Derbent, Dagestan, Russia.

In Azerbaijan, there are 35 doctors on average per 10 thousand people, which is not enough.

2,911 Azerbaijani students study abroad and universities of Azerbaijan give education to more than 4,100 foreigners.

Bizim Yol writes that the housing and sites of the former MP Huseyn Abdullayev, now a political emigrant in Germany, were demolished in the former Soviet Street.

Yeni Musavat calls Ilham Aliyev's visit to Germany "building bridges".

The paper discusses Aliyev’s statement in Germany that his rating in Azerbaijan is 90%. However, public figures believe that in the absence of alternative opinions in society, it is impossible to determine such a rating.