Armenia: Azerbaijan protests to Eurovision organizers; dispute over Andre's birth place

March 12, 2006
By Fotis Konstantopoulos

The Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Azerbaijan sent a protest letter to the organizers of the Eurovision musical competition to be held in Athens on indication of "Republic of Nagorno Karabakh" as birthplace of Andre representing Armenia in his biography placed in the official Internet page of Eurovision. APA was told by the press-service of the Ministry.

The Ministry declared that this fact can be valued as disrespect and diversion against territorial integrity of Azerbaijan and can be understood as support by the organizers of the competition to Armenian aggressor policy against Azerbaijan: "We hope that the organizers of the Eurovision musical competition will eliminate this misunderstanding in a shortest period and territorial integrity of Azerbaijan recognized by world’s states will be respected".

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