Press Review 06/25/14

Official newspapers write about the speech by Ilham Aliyev at the PACE session.

The Azerbaijan newspaper published an AzerTAG interview with Defense Minister Zakir Hasanov.

Azadlyg

Ilham Aliyev faced protests in the Council of Europe. The deputies asked him tough questions, putting Aliyev in a difficult position.

The parents of children enrolled in Turkish high schools in Azerbaijan conducted a protest in front of the schools due to their closure.

The head of the Presidential Administration Ramiz Mehdiyev accused municipalities that they do not satisfy the requirements of the local population. Experts believe that it is really the government that has led the municipalities to such a failed state.

The newspaper published the names of 20 business entities belonging to the chief ideologue of the authorities Ali Hasanov. These entities are headed by his son Shahmar and the relatives of his wife Sona Veliyeva.

The British newspaper The Guardian called Baku's refusal of administration of a jury court in the country a step back from democracy.

The Chairman of the National Council Jamil Hasanli criticized the speech by Ilham Aliyev at the PACE session.

Express writes that drug addiction in secondary schools is rapidly growing.

Experts believe that during the month of Ramadan a family of four will require additional 530 manats to open Iftar (a usual Ramadan dinner).

Bizim Yol

Former military men declared "war" on the current Defense Minister Zakir Hasanov. Reason for this was Hasanov’s order to liquidate registration cards of former soldiers.

Yeni Musavat: The metropolitan mayor Hajibala Abutalibov requires monthly AZN 1,200 from travel companies and airway booking offices. The advertisement boards of companies that do not give the required amount are not exhibited.

A group of Karabakh war veterans intends to restore the party Geyrat (Honor), whose chairman was the late Ashraf Mehdiyev.