Press Review for 9/12/12

Official newspapers covered in detail the visit to Azerbaijan of the Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan and the high-level talks.

Azadlig argues that companies controlled by the Minister of Emergency Situations Kamaladdin Heydarov raise the prices of imported goods, causing the country's new wave of price increases.

Following the Public Chamber, other opposition parties have opposed the nomination of President Ilham Aliyev to the presidency for a third time.

In Mingachevir, the Director of School N 10 Humar Mikailova did not let to the exam the son of the local organization of the party Musavat, Elnur Rustamov. The newspaper regarded this as the "politicization of education."

Zerkalo, covering the visit of the Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan to Azerbaijan, said that it was against the backdrop of the growing role of Turkey in the global scale.

Express called the talks of Erdogan and Aliyev a "Strategic Summit in Gabala."

Echo noted that Azerbaijan is again featured in illegal transplantation of human organs. Recently in Israel members of an international network engaged in illegal organ trafficking have been arrested. According to the criminal case, transplantation was carried out in Kosovo and Azerbaijan.

Novoye Vremya focused on restoring the registration of the American National Institute of Democracy against non-registration of local social NGOs. The paper sees this as "registration with foreign policy overtones."

Yeni Musavat reported on the arrest of two believers, who were protesting against discos, in Masalli. They were subjected to physical pressure in police.

The Customs Committee seized 240 cars passed by German tourists to Azerbaijani refugees. -0 -