Press Review 23/05/15

Official newspapers write about Ilham Aliyev's participation in the opening of a new park on the lake Boyukshor.

Azadlyg writes that official Baku was forced to sign the declaration of the EU summit in Riga and that Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov left before the event.

The newspaper wrote about the arrest of eight people in connection with the fire in the 16-storey building in the Binagadi district of the capital. One of those arrested is a relative of the head of the Supreme Majlis of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic, Vasif Talibov.

Experts say that the budget for 2014 includes investments of 6 billion manat, most of which has been spent on the inflammable foam cladding of buildings.

The businessman Ibrahim Nehramli due to his debt to IBA put up for sale the building of his Avesta Company for 45 million manat.

At a recent meeting, President Ilham Aliyev strongly criticized the inactivity of the municipalities. The newspaper recalls that 66% of the employees of these structures are members of the ruling party.

Express: Official Baku signed the Riga Summit Declaration with a certain reservation.

Bizim Yol writes about the call of the head of Azerenergy Etibar Pirverdiyev to investigation due to his debt to IBA, amounting to 104 million manats.

The newspaper cites the statement of the capital Mayor Abutalibov that those injured at the fire in the building will not be paid compensation and this message has shocked the victims of the fire.

MOE took control of 240 buildings in Baku, lined with inflammable materials.

Yeni Musavat writes that the businessman Hafiz Mammadov fled the country in connection with the credit debt to IBA.

The newspaper reports that no compensation will be paid to owners of apartments in the burned house that rented out their premises.