Announcement

Collapse
No announcement yet.

BAKU: Eurovision 2006 To Amend Report On Armenian Singer FollowingAz

Collapse
X
 
  • Filter
  • Time
  • Show
Clear All
new posts

  • BAKU: Eurovision 2006 To Amend Report On Armenian Singer FollowingAz

    EUROVISION 2006 TO AMEND REPORT ON ARMENIAN SINGER FOLLOWING AZERI PROTEST

    ANS TV, Baku
    13 Mar 06

    [Presenter over video of the official website of Eurovision 2006]
    The information posted on the official website of the Eurovision
    Song Contest about singer Andre will be changed, one of the official
    organizers of the event, Svante Stockselius, has told ANS. Andre will
    represent Armenia during the 18-20 May Eurovision 2006 Song Contest
    in Greece.

    A decision has been taken to change the incorrect and politically
    motivated text on the website about the Armenian singer, Stockselius
    said.

    The report about Andre posted on the official website of Eurovision was
    a pure propaganda. It named as his birthplace the Nagornyy Karabakh
    Republic, without mentioning that it is a self-declared entity, and
    former Stepanakert, that is Xankandi, the town which the separatists
    proclaimed their capital.

    [MPA news agency reported at 0822 on 13 March that the Azerbaijani
    Ministry of Culture and Tourism had protested at the text on the
    website]
Working...
X