  Karabakh flag can fly for Armenian entry at Eurovision May 7, 2016 - 11:21 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Nagorno Karabakh flag will be allowed to fly at the Eurovision Song Contest after organisers decided to "relax the flag policy." It had been on a list of banned flags, along with ISIS, Wales, Northern Cyprus, Palestine and other “politically-sensitive areas.” Previously, only flags of contest members and UN states were allowed due to the event's non-political nature. Organizers have now agreed to allow the national, regional and local flags of the participants. The Eurovision Song Contest announced that it had held "constructive talks" and that its proposal had been approved by its governing body, the Reference Group. This means the Karabakh flag can fly at the Stockholm-hosted competition in support of the Armenian entry, which features Iveta Mukuchyan.   Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says.   Partner news |  Latest news Armenia, Russia discuss life extension of Metsamor nuclear plant  Issues regarding the extension of life of the 2nd power unit of the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant were discussed in Yerevan.Armenians stage more campaigns against territorial concessions to Azerbaijan Protesters blocked more roads across Armenia on Friday, April 26 in continuing attempts to scuttle territorial concessions to Azerbaijan.Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia.Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. |
