Azerbaijani diaspora in Egypt reveals Armenia’s lie
Some 12 countries, including Azerbaijan attended the sixth
International Sacred Music Festival "Samaa" dedicated to the
International Day for Tolerance in Cairo, Egypt, the State
Committee for Work with Diaspora said, AzerTag state news agency
reported.
The performance of Russian representatives at the festival's
opening, two of whom were Armenians, caused discontent among
Azerbaijanis.
The reason was that Avetis Manukyan presented the balaban, which is
an Azerbaijani national instrument, as a wind musical instrument of
Armenia. The Azerbaijani delegation was also dissatisfied with the
fact that Khankendi as part of Armenia was indicated as the
birthplace of one of the Russian representatives in special
leaflets distributed by the Egyptian Ministry of Culture.
Azerbaijan diaspora representatives protested to the organizers and
participants of the festival. As a result, Armenia's participation
in the final concert was forbidden.