Armenian political, military experts and artists have varying opinions about whether or not Armenia should take part in Eurovision Song Contest 2012 in Baku.
“I think in any case it would be wrong no to attend it,” said Artsrun Hovhannisyan, a military expert. “We should not adopt the same strategy as they do and incite hatred in everything,” said he.
According to Arthur Shahnazaryan, a music critic, Armenia should not take part in such contests with what he called “Arabic and Turkish” style such songs and not only in Azerbaijan but elsewhere.
“If Eurovision wants to punish a state, it gives the first prize, so that that nation would be terrorized. That is to say, we have been saved,” said he.
Deputy Director of the Caucasus Institute, political scientist Sergey Minasyan thinks Armenia’s participation in this contest is convenient from a political viewpoint.
If Armenia withdraws its participation, it will give Azerbaijan some what he billed “propaganda dividends”. However, Minasyan would like to see a participant from Nagorno Karabakh to attend this contest.
Ara Gevorgyan, a composer, thinks there is no reason why Armenia should not take part in this song contest given Armenian sportsman do go to Baku for competitions.
“If sportsmen go, why should culture activists not go?” said he, adding that Armenia should choose the best song out of ten so that there would be no objection to the song.
“I think that such a song can be found. If it’s not found, I think there is no need to go, to be a laughing stock,” explained Ara Gevorgyan.
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