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Reacting to an initiative by Azerbaijan\'s recently created Press Council, the editors of Azerbaijan\'s leading print media signed a memorandum in Baku on 17 September undertaking to observe strict objectivity in their coverage of the ongoing presidential-election campaign and to refrain from libelous statements. The signatories further pledge to give all presidential candidates the opportunity to publicize their campaign programs and to respond to criticism. (zerkalo.The Central Asia-Caucasus Analyst is a biweekly publication of the Central Asia-Caucasus Institute & Silk Road Studies Program, a Joint Transatlantic Research and Policy Center affiliated with the American Foreign Policy Council, Washington DC., and the Institute for Security and Development Policy, Stockholm. For 15 years, the Analyst has brought cutting edge analysis of the region geared toward a practitioner audience.
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