Press Review for 3/30/13

Official and pro-government press writes about the head of state visiting the Baku "Winter Boulevard" under construction and the temple of fire worshipers Ateshgah.

Official press continues to blame the opposition, calling it "radical, hostile and anti-national."

Azadlig

The US Department of State denied publication of several Azerbaijani media that Secretary of State John Kerry called Elmar Mammadyarov. The same information was also denied by the Foreign Ministry of Azerbaijan. The paper calls it "a diplomatic dispute between the two countries."

Sumgayit police did not want to return pension cards to the parents of the arrested activist Dashgin Melikov.

Zerkalo 

The columnist publishes an analytical article about regional integration in the face of Turkey, Georgia and Azerbaijan.

The newspaper also publishes an expert commentary on the persecution by the authorities of the Western entities in Azerbaijan, calling this preparations for the upcoming elections.

Express publishes a journalistic investigation about the poor quality of sugar in the country.

Echo: The size of the average bank deposit per working citizen of the country is $ 1,500.

Novoye Vremya

Most of the NDI grants were issued to pro-government NGOs, so the columnist wonders why the country's authorities are so concerned.

Bizim Yol

Students at the University of Languages ​​and Economic University have not received scholarships for several months.

The restaurant 1001 Nights owned by the MP Huseynbala Miralamov was found selling drugs. Earlier, the MP’s nephew was arrested for killing a man in this same restaurant.

Yeni Musavat: Students at the University of Languages ​​are going to hold a protest rally on April 9 due to non-payment of their due scholarships for 3 months. -0 –