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Azerbaijanâ€™s Ambassador to Russia: Eurovision is a frivolous contest

23 May 2013 10:03 (UTC +04:00)

Baku – APA. “This is by no means a political pressure. Under the court decision, all the three mobile operators announced their data on voting. Dina Garipova was given 1677 votes by Azercell subscribers, 380 votes by Bakcell subscribers and 112 votes by Nar Mobile subscribers. These votes were recorded, no need to falsify them!,” said Ambassador of Azerbaijan to Russia Polad Bulbuloghlu in his interview with the Komsomolskaya Pravda while commenting on the statement of the Eurovision Organizing Committee, APA reports.

“Would you believe that no one voted for Belarus in Russia? As a creative person, I can tell you that it is impossible that no one voted for the Russian singer in Azerbaijan. We have common cultural roots. Many people in Azerbaijan are concerned over this. Each call means money. Why does a call cost $1.5? More than 2000 votes were submitted to Dina from Azerbaijan. Where is this money and votes? Let the European Broadcasting Union answer,” ambassador said.

Polad Bulbuloghlu justified Turkey’s withdrawal from Eurovision.

“We want the Russian public to know: what has happened is either a technical fault, or a simple provocation. And instead of investigating it they … Actually, this is a frivolous contest. Countries will gradually refuse joining it. Turkey has already withdrawn – it has done the right thing,” he said.