Press Review 15/11/13

Official and pro-government newspapers write about acquaintance of President Ilham Aliyev to construction work undertaken in the "White City", as well as the meetings of the President with the newly appointed ambassadors to Azerbaijan and the return of their credentials.

The newspaper Azadlig published since 1989 was forced to suspend its publication November 12, 2013 due to the intervention of the official Baku and complicated financial situation.

Zerkalo 

"Murder" of the OSCE Minsk Group fully meets the interests of Putin's Russia.

Express

The heads of Jail No 17 did not comply with the demands put forward by five detainees, in response to which the prisoners cut themselves. It is not known exactly what the requirements were put forth by the prisoners.

The company Metroservice, which organized the sale of newspapers in the subway stations, closed.

Bizim Yol writes that the SOCAR Social Development Dept. will be eliminated. 400 employees of this department have been warned of the impending dismissal. This is regarded as the beginning of massive cuts in SOCAR.

Yeni Musavat has obtained material incriminating Karam Hasanov, head of the State Property Committee. The documents prove his part in suspicious financial transactions.

The head of the Public Policy Department of the Presidential Administration Ali Hasanov said, commenting on the suspension of the newspaper Azadlig, that what is happening is right.

Entrepreneurs mostly complain about the customs authorities, which are guilty of illegality and injustice. -0 -