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March 7 2012
Armenia's refusal to attend Eurovision-2012 is inconsistent and cynical
7 March 2012, 16:08 (GMT+04:00) Trend Agency commentator Elmira Tariverdiyeva
It became known today that Armenia has officially refused to take part
in the prestigious 'Eurovision' Song Contest this year, to be held in
Baku in May. The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has expressed
disappointment with the Armenian side's decision.
It seems that nothing extraordinary has happened. They just refused.
Moreover, a number of countries sometimes take these decisions for
various reasons. They have previously notified the EBU about this.
However, Yerevan has not simply refused from participating in the
Eurovision Song Contest, held in Baku. It did it with such a fanfare
in an attempt to justify its refusal from participating in the contest
by pseudo-patriotic reasons, based on a lie.
However everything must be mentioned step by step. In October 2011 the
Azerbaijani government on behalf of Prime Minister Artur Rasizade
submitted a letter with guarantees to the EBU regarding the Eurovision
song contest in Baku in May 2012. The letter explained about ensuring
the security of all guests who arrive at the contest as well as the
simplification of visas.
In January Armenia applied to take part in Eurovision-2012 in Baku.
Then Yerevan was not confused. They were willing not only to come, but
even threatened to win.
Later, Armenia decided to withdraw from the contest in Baku. Yerevan
decided to justify its refusal by some quite inappropriate reasons
having nothing to do with reality.
Yerevan explained some Armenian singers' appeal on the inadmissibility
of Armenia's participation in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 by the
death of an Armenian soldier allegedly killed by an Azerbaijani
sniper. However, as it turned out later that a soldier was shot from a
distance of several metres, almost at point blank range by his own
colleague (incidentally, this is the fifth case in the Armenian army
when one military kills another since early 2012).
However, despite this, Armenia has still refused to participate in
this popular contest thus showing that the death of a soldier is just
an excuse. That is really another Armenian propaganda shame. This is
another shame of the Armenian defence Ministry and a number of
Armenian singers who follow their authorities' tastes to try to
discredit Azerbaijan, which will host Eurovision this year.
The song contest could also contribute to the public diplomacy of
Azerbaijan and Armenia and promote the convergence of the parties in
resolving the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict which has been recently
mentioned. However, pseudo patriots are in power in Armenia leaving
all efforts to promote a dialogue remaining futile.
March 7 2012
Armenia's refusal to attend Eurovision-2012 is inconsistent and cynical
7 March 2012, 16:08 (GMT+04:00) Trend Agency commentator Elmira Tariverdiyeva
It became known today that Armenia has officially refused to take part
in the prestigious 'Eurovision' Song Contest this year, to be held in
Baku in May. The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has expressed
disappointment with the Armenian side's decision.
It seems that nothing extraordinary has happened. They just refused.
Moreover, a number of countries sometimes take these decisions for
various reasons. They have previously notified the EBU about this.
However, Yerevan has not simply refused from participating in the
Eurovision Song Contest, held in Baku. It did it with such a fanfare
in an attempt to justify its refusal from participating in the contest
by pseudo-patriotic reasons, based on a lie.
However everything must be mentioned step by step. In October 2011 the
Azerbaijani government on behalf of Prime Minister Artur Rasizade
submitted a letter with guarantees to the EBU regarding the Eurovision
song contest in Baku in May 2012. The letter explained about ensuring
the security of all guests who arrive at the contest as well as the
simplification of visas.
In January Armenia applied to take part in Eurovision-2012 in Baku.
Then Yerevan was not confused. They were willing not only to come, but
even threatened to win.
Later, Armenia decided to withdraw from the contest in Baku. Yerevan
decided to justify its refusal by some quite inappropriate reasons
having nothing to do with reality.
Yerevan explained some Armenian singers' appeal on the inadmissibility
of Armenia's participation in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 by the
death of an Armenian soldier allegedly killed by an Azerbaijani
sniper. However, as it turned out later that a soldier was shot from a
distance of several metres, almost at point blank range by his own
colleague (incidentally, this is the fifth case in the Armenian army
when one military kills another since early 2012).
However, despite this, Armenia has still refused to participate in
this popular contest thus showing that the death of a soldier is just
an excuse. That is really another Armenian propaganda shame. This is
another shame of the Armenian defence Ministry and a number of
Armenian singers who follow their authorities' tastes to try to
discredit Azerbaijan, which will host Eurovision this year.
The song contest could also contribute to the public diplomacy of
Azerbaijan and Armenia and promote the convergence of the parties in
resolving the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict which has been recently
mentioned. However, pseudo patriots are in power in Armenia leaving
all efforts to promote a dialogue remaining futile.