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In Azerbaijan, a Russian-language film ban

The National Broadcasting Council of Azerbaijan (NSTR) moved to the hard regulate local television channels broadcasting policy in complying with the status of state language.

President NSTR Nushirevan Magerramli said that from January 1, 2008, all films should be broadcast only in Azeri (state ), and Turkish languages.

In this regard, local TV channels have dramatically increased the purchase of Turkish films, with no basis for a full-fledged foreign films dubbed in the national language, passes .

should be noted that the decision NSTR one of the most stringent in relation to the film and transfer in Russian space for the entire former Soviet Union. In Ukraine, for example, just type the trigger limit (no more than 30% of airtime), and Lithuania (the former republics of the USSR and now a member of the European Union) language broadcast There is no limit at all if in the national language subtitles.