Press Review 04/24/14

Official press writes about the opening of a new terminal of the building of the Heydar Aliyev International Airport. It pays attention also to the 1st International Caspian Energy Forum 2014 (Caspian Energy Forum- 2014). Shah Deniz consortium between shipyards and Baku signed a memorandum of cooperation. Baku hosts meeting of CIS Interstate Council for Standardization, Metrology and Certification. At a meeting of the Chamber of the Constitutional Court discussed the interpretation of the law AR "On mortgage". State Copyright Agency held an international conference on assignment of the Armenian Azerbaijani culture samples. The Azerbaijani-Dutch Entrepreneurs Forum was held.

Azadlig writes about the arrest of the former commander of the Navy of the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry, Vice Admiral Shahin Sultanov. The U.S. State Department is concerned about the arrest of the columnist of Zerkalo, Rauf Mirkadirov. The Director of the Institute for Peace and Democracy Leila Yunus gave an interview about the pressure from the government on the civil society. Residents of the former Soviet Street plan street protests on May 10 - the birthday of the founder of the current government, Heydar Aliyev. The State Oil Company’s debt is $ 14 billion.

Express writes about the unexpected military exercises of the Russian Navy in the Caspian Sea. The Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights Nils Muzhnieks believes that this area is the most problematic in Azerbaijan. The President flew to visit the Czech Republic to participate in the summit of the Eastern Partnership. The Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on State Building Ali Huseynli believes that "public diplomacy" in discussing the issue of Nagorno-Karabakh and U.S. donor projects are dangerous to Azerbaijan and beneficial to the Armenian side. Erdogan expressed his condolences to the descendants of the Armenians killed in 1915 during the First World War. There were cases of food poisoning.

Bizim Yol writes about the next hearing in the case of the correspondent Parviz Gashimli. Legislative amendments to the Criminal Procedure Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan involve detention of a suspect for up to 96 hours ( was 48), tightening the government's attitude to the citizens, said the lawyer Samir Isayev.

Bakielektrikshebeke cut the electrical lines of IDPs from the Fizuli region living on the street Gadir Mammadov in the Khatai district of the capital for debts. By law, the government has to cover the utilities for this category of citizens.

Echo writes about computer games of the occupation of Shusha and features of the capital Icherisheher onto the international market. Azerbaijanis even after Putin's decree on the simplification of Russian citizenship to Russian-speaking residents of the CIS will not massively apply to the embassy of the Russian Federation, said Deputy Foreign Minister Khalaf Khalafov . Armenians expect from U.S. President Obama strong statements about the "Armenian genocide".

Zerkalo writes about the appeal of the father of Rauf Mirkadirov to the head of state in the hope of objectivity. About 80% of women of working age are unemployed in Azerbaijan. In the struggle for the East of Ukraine wins the one who will gain the passive majority, analyst Shahinoglu says. The deputy director of the Baku College of Communications and Transport Alemdar Aliyev was arrested.

Yeni Musavat writes about the real danger of arrest of the human rights defender Leila Yunus. The ban on the Turkish border crossing by Azerbaijani Salafis across the Syrian border has come into force. Parents of the convicted youth activists of NIDA suspended their hunger strike at the request of the children. In early May, mass amnesty of prisoners is expected. Municipalities do not have any real power in Azerbaijan. Excessive spending by the relatives of the Transport Minister Ziya Mammadov may cost him his job. -0 –