AZERBAIJANI MFA: TURKEY SENT NO NOTE TO AZERBAIJAN
Azeri Press Agency, Azerbaijan
Dec 27 2006
"Turkey sent no note to Azerbaijan concerning the nonadmission of
the pianist Burak Bedikyan, Turkish citizen of Armenian origin",
MFA information policy department Chief Tahir Tagizade told APA.
He called this information groundless. Burak Bedikyan, coming to
Baku with Turkish singer Sertab Erener on Dec 19, was not admitted
and deported from the airport. Turkish media spread information that
Turkish government sent a note to Azerbaijan concerning the issue.
Azerbaijani ambassador to Turkey Zakir Hashimov also rejected the
information. Burak Bedikyan thanked the Turkish Ministry of Foreign
Affairs for immediate reaction to the issue.