Bulgarian journalist of Armenian descent blames Azerbaijan for envy

Assa-Irada, Azerbaijan
Nov 22 2004

Sports columnist of the Bulgarian “24 hours” newspaper Eduard Papazian
of Armenian descent, who came to Azerbaijan on Wednesday to cover
the Azerbaijan-Bulgaria friendly match, was not permitted to enter
the country.

In his article published in the same newspaper on Thursday, Papazian
regarded the case as “disrespect to Bulgaria”.

“The Azerbaijani side was envious of not only the fact that I am
ethnically Armenian but also of the fact that I am heading the sports
department of the newspaper with the highest circulation in Bulgaria,”
Papazian wrote in his article.*

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress