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    AZERBAIJANI RULING PARTY PROTESTS AGAINST FIFA'S DECISION

    Trend News Agency
    Oct 20 2009
    Azerbaijan

    The Azerbaijani ruling New Azerbaijan Party (NAP) disagrees with the
    FIFA decision banning to bring the Azerbaijani flags in the
    Turkey-Armenia football match.

    "Sport should not be politicized. Sport is the arena of peace,
    friendship and cooperation. Since when were restrictions on flags
    applied? How is the decision correct not to allow the Azerbaijani flag
    into the stadium so that to satisfy Armenia? There is no such
    prohibition in the rules. FIFA does not have such rules and this
    organization prohibits the display of nationalism, fascism and racism.

    The flag of friendship should be waved in Bursa, Deputy Executive
    Secretary of the NAP Mubariz Gurbanli said in an interview with the
    official website of the NAP.

    On Oct.15, the Turkish city of Bursa hosted the Turkey-Armenia
    football match under the World Cup qualifying stage for 2010. FIFA has
    decided to prohibit bringing Azerbaijan's flag into the stadium.

    According to Gurbanli, "football diplomacy" has become a unique tool
    for the Turkish-Armenian negotiations.

    "Everybody knew that persons loving Azerbaijan were likely to enter
    the stadium with the Azerbaijani flag in Bursa. However, the Bursa
    mayor prohibited to carry the Azerbaijani flags to the stadium and it
    caused anger and irritation among people. The Azerbaijani flag had had
    to become a symbol of support for Turkey's national team. I believe
    Turkey's decision was very wrong. When the flag of so-called Nagorno
    Karabakh Republic was raised in Yerevan, the Turkish side did not
    express their protest. Why were they silent? Why did not FIFA respond?

    This flag was the flag of non-recognized separatist and criminal
    regime," Gurbanli said.
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