Press Review 09/12/14

Official newspapers publish the order of Ilham Aliyev to allocate 6.1 million manat for the construction of roads Jalilabad-Astanly-Changian.

In addition, state-run newspapers "prove" the absence of political motives in the arrest of the journalist Khadija Ismayilova.

At the same time, official press calls criticism from international organizations "unfounded accusations and prejudice."

Azadlig reports the article published in the German magazine Der Spigel about the arrest of the human rights activist Leyla Yunus and the journalist Khadija Ismayilova.

The Helsinki Commission of the US Congress called the arrest of Ismayilova "suppression of one of the very few remaining critical voices."

Due to the fall in oil prices, BP intends to defer some of its projects and undertake major staff reductions that will impact Azerbaijan.

The newspaper, citing US Bank Morgan Stanley writes that in 2015, world oil prices will fall to $ 43.

According to the newspaper, the son of the Minister of Environment Huseyn Bagirov, Latif Bagirov ordered the arrest of an accountant of a hotel belonging to them, Azer Gambarov. The reason for the arrest was the loving relationship between Gambarov and the niece of Bagirov.

Express writes that the TV channel Russia-1 presented Nagorno-Karabakh as an "independent state".

SOCAR said that the project on delivery of Azerbaijani gas to Europe will cost 45-48 billion USD.

Echo: BP plans to reduce the staff and can also freeze some projects due to falling oil prices. The paper wonders if  the reduction will affect BP-Azerbaijan.

Bizim Yol reports that bank deposits of 3 billion manat are not insured, which is a threat to this money.

Official Baku calls criticism of the arrest of Khadija Ismailova part of an "anti-Azerbaijani campaign."

Yeni Musavat brings to the forefront the deterioration of relations between Baku and the United States. The reason for this is the intention of the authorities to weaken the NGO sector and to suppress opposition parties.

Representatives of the Center for Democracy and Human Rights said about the possibility of dialogue between the authorities and the opposition on these days. -0-