ARMENIA DEMANDS TRANSFERRING EUROVISION -2012 FROM AZERBAIJAN TO ANOTHER COUNTRY

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Friday, February 24, 12:19

Armenia demands transfer of the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 from
Azerbaijan to another country, says the statement by over 20 popular
Armenian singers addressed to the European Broadcasting Union and
the Armenian Public Television over death of Armenian soldier on the
Armenian-Azerbaijani border on February 23.

To recall, on Feb 23, around 1:50 pm Albert A. Adibekyan (born in
1992), soldier of the Armenian armed forces, was killed by an Azeri
sniper during the performance of his duties at the battle position
near Chinari village in Tavush region of Armenia, the press service
of the Armenian Defense Ministry told ArmInfo.

“The Defense Ministry expresses its deep condolence to Albert
Adibekyan’s relatives. The provocation of the Azeri snipers will
receive a proper response. The command staff of the Azerbaijani
armed forces will be brought to responsibility for their actions”,
Armenian Defense Ministry Spokesperson David Karapetyan says.

The statement by the Armenian singers provided to ArmInfo reads:
“We refuse to perform in a country that is notorious for its mass
killings and massacres of Armenians, a country where anti- Armenian
sentiment is part of state policy, a country where ethnic Armenians
are denied entry, even if they are citizens of other countries. Under
these circumstances we, the undersigned, are stating in public that
we have the most serious reservation over Armenia’s participation in
the Eurovision to be held in Baku.We are declaring that we refuse to
take part in the contest to be held in Baku.” Further, the singers
declared that they are ready to take part in it, if the European
Broadcasting Union decides to hold the contest in another country.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress