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Azerbaijani President: ANS can be opened after fulfilling the demands

"We realize both economic and political reforms. The political reforms should supplement the economic reforms. If strong public control and free society not formulated, there will be no future of economic successes," while showing his attitude to the situations on media, President Ilham Aliyev said, APA reports quoting Az. TV. Saying that the removal of some newspapers from their premises has technical reasons, Ilham Aliyev stated that he is against of politicizing this problem. Ilham Aliyev said that some political parties try to use this case for their own goals. “Azadliq newspaper was offered more comfortable and better place. Other newspapers also work in that building. There is freedom of media in Azerbaijan. Our freedom of speech and media is priority problem. We have achieved great successes in this sphere. No-one should doubt that there is freedom of speech and media in Azerbaijan,” president said. Saying that close of ANS TV and ANS ChM radio is also discussable matter, Ilham Aliyev noted that he always supported this channel. “I was always near them in bad situations. I did it because I considered it important to strengthen independent media in Azerbaijan. But every case should be settled in the frame of law. Law is a law for every-one. Everyone -ordinary citizens, president, journalist and the chief of the channel should obey the rules. Some media think that to be the chief of the channel or the representative of the media gives him privilege. It is not this way. Every channel should obey the rules of the state bodies and Teleradio council. That is why I consider that if the channel fulfills the demands given in the warnings, the work of the channel will be continued,” president said. President stressed the importance of the law and said that all the problems will be regulated with the law.


ANS president Vahid Mustafayev interrogated
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President of ANS Group of Companies Vahid Mustafayev was interrogated in Yasamal Prosecutor’s office, Vahid Mustafayev’s advisor Mais Mammadov told the APA. He said that Vahid Mustafayev was interrogated on the claims of officers of Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences, concerning the book “Azeris”, published in ANS Publishing House.The interrogation lasted 2 hours. A group of officers of Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences announced the breach of copyright in the publication of this book several months ago. Vice-president of ANS Group of Companies Mirshahin Agayev was interrogated on the same question for three hours in Yasamal Prosecutor’s Office.


ANS does not appeal to take part in tender

ANS Group of Companies did not appeal to take part in the tender of the frequency announced by National Television and Radio Council, ANS told the APA. The reason is ANS still waits for the continuation of the process. ANS leadership also declared that they will not comment the president’s position on NTRC’s decision.

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