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Mexico City to review Azerbaijan statue
AP foreign, Monday October 22 2012
MEXICO CITY (AP) - Mexico City's government has appointed a committee
to review and recommend a solution to the controversy over a life-size
statue of Azerbaijan's "founder of the nation" recently erected on the
city's main boulevard.
The Stalin-esque, bronze statue of late authoritarian leader Geidar
Aliyev was erected by the Azerbaijan embassy, which paid for the
renovation of part of the city park where it sits.
A second statue donated by the Caucasus republic appears in another
park they paid to renovate in downtown Mexico City.
The city's leftist government said Monday it had appointed a
three-member commission of academics and experts to review complaints
about the statues and recommend what should be done about them.
Mexico City to review Azerbaijan statue
AP foreign, Monday October 22 2012
MEXICO CITY (AP) - Mexico City's government has appointed a committee
to review and recommend a solution to the controversy over a life-size
statue of Azerbaijan's "founder of the nation" recently erected on the
city's main boulevard.
The Stalin-esque, bronze statue of late authoritarian leader Geidar
Aliyev was erected by the Azerbaijan embassy, which paid for the
renovation of part of the city park where it sits.
A second statue donated by the Caucasus republic appears in another
park they paid to renovate in downtown Mexico City.
The city's leftist government said Monday it had appointed a
three-member commission of academics and experts to review complaints
about the statues and recommend what should be done about them.