STOCKSELIUS: “INFORMATION ON ARMENIAN SINGER TO BE CHANGED ON OFFICIAL WEBSITE OF EUROVISION”
Today, Azerbaijan
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March 13 2006
“Some changes will be made to the information on Armenian singer Andre
after the letter by the Azerbaijani Culture and Tourism Ministry,”
said Svante Stockselius, the head of the Song Contests Unit of the
European Broadcasting Union Television Department.
“The competition is not political event. Therefore, the information
placed on the official web site of Eurovision can not include political
motive,” Trend reports quoting Svante Stockselius, the head of the
Song Contests Unit of the European Broadcasting Union Television
Department, as stating by Lider TV channel.
The Azerbaijani Culture and Tourism Ministry sent a letter to the
organizers of the competition, where it noted that Nagorno Karabakh was
integral part of the Azerbaijan Republic and called on the organizers
of the competitions to clear up the mess.
It should be mentioned that the reason for dissatisfaction of
Azerbaijan was placement of the information on the web site that
Armenian singer Andre was born in “Nagorno Karabakh Republic”. It must
be regarded as disrespect to the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan
and support to the aggressive policy of Armenia, a letter says.