Turkey and Baku "Squabbled" over an Armenian
Turkish Foreign Ministry sent two notes to Azerbaijan over the incident on December 19, when singer Sertab Erener and Armenian-born pianist Burak Bedikyan were not allowed to Azerbaijan and sent back. The Turkish MFA requested both the Azeri Foreign Ministry and the Azerbaijani Embassy in Ankara to furnish information on the incident.
According to Azerbaijani Embassy Advisor Jeyhun Mammadov, Bedikyan did not appeal to the Embassy for visa. "The Azerbaijani explains the decision by the fact that a big audience will gather in the concert hall and there will be those who lost relatives in the Karabakh war. Over this very reason it would be difficult to ensure Armenian musician's security," the Advisor said, adding that the incident cannot tell on the Azerbaijan-Turkey relations.
Sertab Erener and Berdikyan arrived in Azerbaijan to take part in the events dedicated to the10th anniversary of Azercell. However, they were detained in the airport and later deported, reports APA.
According to Azerbaijani Embassy Advisor Jeyhun Mammadov, Bedikyan did not appeal to the Embassy for visa. "The Azerbaijani explains the decision by the fact that a big audience will gather in the concert hall and there will be those who lost relatives in the Karabakh war. Over this very reason it would be difficult to ensure Armenian musician's security," the Advisor said, adding that the incident cannot tell on the Azerbaijan-Turkey relations.
Sertab Erener and Berdikyan arrived in Azerbaijan to take part in the events dedicated to the10th anniversary of Azercell. However, they were detained in the airport and later deported, reports APA.
