Azeri expert guarantees Armenian participants’ security at Eurovision 2012 in Baku May 16, 2011 - 16:35 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Azerbaijani political analyst Rasim Musabekov supposes that Armenia’s representatives can participate in Eurovision Song Contest 2012 which will be held in Baku. Asked whether the victory of Azerbaijan can somehow change Baku’s military rhetoric, Musabekov presumed that it can be mitigated. Azerbaijan’s Ell/Nikki duet with Running Scared song won the Eurovision 2011 in Düsseldorf, thus giving Baku the chance to host the contest next year . Armenia’s Emmy was knocked out of the May 10 finals. As head of the Armenian delegation to Eurovision 2011 Gohar Gasparyan told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter, it will be later announced whether Armenia will participate in the Baku-hosted contest. Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | European Parliament to discuss repression in Azerbaijan The European Parliament will discuss repression of civil society in Azerbaijan on April 24 PACE wants concessions from Azerbaijan to accept Baku back A PACE co-rapporteur said that Azerbaijani authorities must make certain concessions so that the country can return to PACE. Cyprus parliament honors Armenian genocide victims Acting House President Zacharias Koulias noted that April 24 marks the “black anniversary” of the Armenian genocide. Armenia PM, France envoy discuss regional matters Issues related to the consistent development of Armenia-France cooperation were discussed. |