AZERBAIJAN, TURKEY END FLAG BATTLE

Fox News
Oct 28 2009

BAKU, Azerbaijan — Azerbaijan has restored a Turkish flag to a war
memorial after removing it this month during a spat with Ankara.

Relations between the traditional allies were strained when Turkey
restored relations with Armenia this month.

Football fans protesting a game between the Armenian and Turkish teams
were prevented from carrying Azerbaijani flags into the stadium in
Turkey. Reports that the flags were thrown into trash bins caused
Azerbaijan to formally protest and accuse Turkey of disrespecting
its state flag.

Turkey’s flag was then removed from the memorial honoring Turkish
soldiers in Azerbaijan’s capital, Baku.

It was restored late Tuesday after a visit last week by the Turkish
foreign minister.