Press Review 24-25.11.13

Official and pro-government newspapers write about the presentation of credentials to Ilham Aliyev by several foreign ambassadors. These newspapers write about the DHS operation conducted against preparation of a terrorist attack.

Azadlig writes that Ilham Aliyev prepares for a referendum. The newspaper said that, thus, official Baku wants to pass on to the people the responsibility for the choice of Azerbaijan's accession to the Eurasian or European Union.

The Guardian of the UK accused Baku of bribery and construction of luxury hotels, as well as caviar diplomacy, and also wrote about how the Azerbaijani authorities are going to "buy" the British MPs.

New Defense Minister directs to hold new medical examination of recruits, who were announced unusable.

In the 80s of the 20th century in the Academy of Sciences of Azerbaijan, there were over 44 000 scientists. Currently, they are less than four thousand.

Police closed the basement, in which acted the Oda Theater created by the artist Ilgar Jahangirov. The artists were brought to the police and the keys of the premises were not returned.

The newspaper, citing Iranian sources, wrote about the exile of the workers of the Iranian cultural center from Baku. Since 2011, eight employees of the Center were exiled from Baku.

Yeni Musavat writes about the meeting of President Ilham Aliyev with editors.

The Transport Ministry is preparing to release medium size passenger buses to the routes in Baku as large buses create traffic jams.

The Russian FSB security service wanted to detain another Azeri vessel in the Caspian Sea. In this regard, it has been ordered to check the machinations of the former head of the Caspian Sea Shipping Company of Azerbaijan Aydin Bashirov, the newspaper said. -0 -