AZERBAIJAN VS NATIONAL CULTURE AND ART

Panorama.am
13:42 22/08/2009

European Broadcasters’ Union did not manage to settle the problem of
those Azeri who have been subjected to examination because voting for
the Armenian representatives in "Eurovision 2009" international song
contest, when the National Security Ministry of Azerbaijan started
another scandal.

According to mass media publications a new campaign started against
the fans of "Host Alliance" rap group. It is said that the fans are
again called to the NSM to pass examination and being forced to stop
listening to that group’s music. It is known that "Host Alliance"
writes "anti-state songs". They have been ordered many times to stop
writing such songs.

It would be quite funny to see the curious behavior of Azeri if
they have not made the propaganda of tolerance, friendship and
good relations among its people. "Not only in the region but in the
world too, Azerbaijan is a peace loving and tolerant state," Novruz
Mamedov said.

To conclude, it’s worth reminding Mr. Mamedov that in tolerant society
a political arrested does not die because of being a representative
of a national minority, in tolerant society voting for this or that
nation’s representative is not forbidden in international contest,
in tolerant state making photos in streets is not forbidden with a
threat that the equipment will be broken.
From: Baghdasarian