Press Review 18/10/13

Official and pro-government newspapers continue to publish congratulatory telegrams to President Ilham Aliyev.

The same newspapers published an interview with the head of the Presidential Administration Ramiz Mehdiyev who criticized the OSCE and the West.

Azadlig writes about the deepening confrontation between the official Baku and the U.S. State Department after criticizing the presidential election.

The presidential candidate of the National Council Jamil Gasanli said that after the presidential election, official Baku has become a symbol of shame.

The Turkish Hurriyet writes that the park named after Heydar Aliyev in Ankara was not officially registered and has become a garbage dump.

Zerkalo 

The theme of "the Zurich protocols" is again on the agenda. The head of the Presidential Administration Ramiz Mehdiyev officially warned Ankara that Azerbaijan's reaction will be negative.

Express

A parliamentary committee Chairman Ali Huseynov said that the negative opinion of the Venice Commission delayed the adoption of the law on defamation in Azerbaijan.

Bizim Yol writes about the scandal surrounding the meeting of Defense Minister Safar Abiyev and the U.S. Ambassador to Azerbaijan.

Yeni Musavat

The Metropolitan Municipality states it has not received notification from the National Council to hold a rally. In turn, the National Assembly considers it as a failure of the authorities to sanction the opposition rally.

Police illegally violate the sale of the newspapers at Yeni Musavat and Azadlig metro stations. The Interior Ministry says that 's not true. -0 -