Russian First Channel’s Eurovision Program Shows Azerbaijan Under Armenian Flag

Sunday, 15 May 2011 09:15

The latest edition of Russian First Channel’s program "Pust govoryat" (Let Them Say) was dedicated to Eurovision 2011 song contest. The program hosted by Russian popular TV presenter Andrei Malakhov was about the finalists of the Eurovision 2011 in Dusseldorf and showed performances of the finalists.

There were some unpleasant moments in the program. After the broadcasting performance of the Azerbaijani singers Eldar and Nigar, the title of Azerbaijan was shown under the Armenian flag.

Azerbaijani journalists informed the Russian delegation. Presenter of the Russian First Channel and Eurovision commentator Jana Churikova apologized to the Azerbaijani people: "We were unaware of this incident and we apologize to everyone of you. It is a carelessness of editors and Andrei Malakhov was also unaware of that. We will correct the situation and change reports on the First Channel’s website. I will apologize to Azerbaijani people during the live program this evening".

/APA/