BAKU: Turkish Opposition Demands To Tackle Armenian To Join Eurovisi

TURKISH OPPOSITION DEMANDS TO TACKLE ARMENIAN TO JOIN EUROVISION CONTEST WITH SO-CALLED "GENOCIDE" SONG

Azeri Press Agency
Dec 29 2008
Azerbaijan

Ankara-APA. Armenian-American rock band "System of a Down" will join
the Eurovision 2009 Song Contest in Moscow in May. Turkish opposition
concerns about this decision, APA reports quoting the Turkish news
agencies. Member of the Parliament from the Republican People’s Party
(CHP) Akif Ekici addressed Prime Minister Receb Tayib Erdogan reminding
that this group is going to perform a song about the so-called
"Armenian genocide". "This group prints in its concert tickets "No
entry for dogs and Turks". Their song "Holy Mountains" offends the
Turkish people and their leader Ataturk". The lawmaker asked the Prime
Minister what measures would be taken for prevention of this group to
join the Eurovision contest with this song. "Were Armenia and European
Broadcasting Union addressed on this issue? What will happen if this
group wins the contest with its song on so-called "genocide"? Would
the world recognize "genocide" in this case, it wouldn’t?"

The Eurovision bans to perform political songs, but tactful performers
can make political messages through different subtleties.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

Emil Lazarian

“I should like to see any power of the world destroy this race, this small tribe of unimportant people, whose wars have all been fought and lost, whose structures have crumbled, literature is unread, music is unheard, and prayers are no more answered. Go ahead, destroy Armenia . See if you can do it. Send them into the desert without bread or water. Burn their homes and churches. Then see if they will not laugh, sing and pray again. For when two of them meet anywhere in the world, see if they will not create a New Armenia.” - WS