The Eurovision Song Contest Reference Group has officially banned the use of the flag of the occupants of Azerbaijan's Nagorno-Karabakh.
The group has released the official guidelines for the use of flags for fans, people who are going to be on arena of Eurovision song contest planned in May 2016.
The "flag" of the Nagorno-Karabakh separatist regime is also banned together with several other flags of separatist regions, including Daesh.
Recall, on the night of April 2 all frontier positions of Azerbaijan were exposed to heavy fire from large-caliber weapons, mortars, grenade launchers and guns. In addition, Azerbaijani settlements near the front line, densely populated by civilians, were shelled.
The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988 when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. As a result of the ensuing war, in 1992 Armenian armed forces occupied 20% of Azerbaijan, including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and seven surrounding districts.
The two countries signed a ceasefire agreement in 1994. The co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group, Russia, France and the US, are currently holding peace negotiations.
Armenia has not yet implemented the UN Security Council's four resolutions on withdrawal of its armed forces from Nagorno-Karabakh and the surrounding districts.
