New York-based radio regrets distorting Azeri song
NEW YORK - Radio Pozitiv broadcasting in New York in the Russian language that has a broad audience has extended an apology to its listeners for having falsely presented an Azerbaijani national song as an Armenian singer’s composition, Azerbaijan’s representation at the United Nations has said.
In a program aired on July 28, the host presented Azerbaijan’s Sari Gelin (Yellow bride) song as Jivan Gasparyan’s Gornaya Nevesta (Mountainous bride) song. The Azerbaijan office at the UN immediately contacted the broadcaster, saying it was false, and requested that Sari Gelin be announced as an Azerbaijani song. The request was met and an apology was extended live on the air.
Azerbaijan and Armenia have been locked in conflict for two decades.
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