Press Review 12/07/13

Official newspapers continue to gloss over the topic of the price hike in fuel, although since the decision of the Tariff Council a week has passed.

Azadlig

The French court fined the Minister of Emergency Situations of Azerbaijan Kamaleddin Heydarov.

The National Council plans to hold a protest rally on December 15 in connection with the increase in prices in the country.

PPFA called illegal the sentence against the prominent lawyer Gurban Mamedov and demanded his immediate release.

Experts analyzing the processes occurring in Ukraine, argue that Azerbaijan will become the next target for the EU.

The conflict expert Arif Yunus is skeptical of optimistic statements of Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov on the prospects of the Karabakh settlement.

According to the MP Vahid Ahmedov, the rising gasoline prices will raise prices in the consumer market by 30%.

Express

Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov has refused to specify the issues, raised in the talks with the Foreign Minister of Armenia on the Karabakh conflict settlement in Kiev.

Azerbaijani authorities do not want to disclose statistics on the number of Azerbaijanis deported from Russia.

Experts believe that after the increase in petrol prices the fares on public transport cannot be stable. They believe that in the near future the prices will necessarily rise.

Bizim Yol writes that the authorities do not want to raise prices before the end of this year and they have taken control of the largest wholesale fruit and vegetable base Meyveli.

 Azerenergy JSC is in debt, although it arranges the fullest use of public funds and knocks money from the population.

Located in the MNS investigation jail, the journalist Parviz Hashimli has renounced his lawyers. He also stopped giving statements to the press. This happened after he was threatened with imprisonment for 7 years.

Yeni Musavat writes that in the West has recently updated the settlement of the Karabakh issue, calling it a revenge of the United States on Russia.

There is a tense situation in the opposition camp. Experts explain this with the "hand of the authorities."