Press Review 02/29/2016

The official press writes about the anti-crisis measures of the government. The Azerbaijan publishes an article about the government’s refusal of dependence on oil for several years to come.

The non-governmental press writes about social issues and human rights.

The Azadlig criticizes the government for massive job cuts after the second devaluation. As an example of what is happening, the newspaper shows Azerenergy. The employees of this company whose jobs have been cut are allocated plots of land, where construction is underway, and they are given salaries by cutting the salaries of the current employees, including the management staff.

The newspaper also writes about the appalling human rights situation in Azerbaijan, citing Amnesty International's report for 2015-2016.

According to the representative of this organization for the South Caucasus Natalia Nogadze, the report says that Azerbaijan continues attacks on dissidents. In an interview with the radio Voice of America, she expressed concern about the state of civil rights and the freedom of expression and assembly.

Over the past two years, the Azerbaijani authorities were able to eliminate the civil society. They closed the leading NGOs, whose leaders were arrested or fled the country.

The Yeni Musavat writes about today's meeting of the Advisory Board of the Southern Gas Corridor in Baku. The newspaper calls it "a crucial summit of major powers." Energy cooperation between Azerbaijan and the West goes high. Following the construction of TANAP, TAP begins.

The project provides for the accession of Iran, which is why in the past two days, Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke twice with President Ilham Aliyev,

At the meeting of Energy Minister Natig Aliyev with the US Ambassador Robert Cekuta last week, the aforesaid theme was also basic. The gas corridor 3,500 km long will liberate Europe and Turkey from dependence on Russian gas.  –0--