BAKU – Turkey on Wednesday gave a diplomatic note to
Azerbaijan over hauling down of the Turkish flag in front of the
Council for Religious Affairs in Azerbaijan.
21 October 2009
Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry Spokesman Elhan Polhov reaffirmed that Turkey gave a note to Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry.
Workers of municipality removed the Turkish flag in front of the Council for Religious Affairs without making any statement.
Turkish flags in front of Turkish Martyrdom, Turkish schools and various Turkish buildings were removed after Azerbaijani flags were not allowed in the football match between Turkey and Armenia on October 14 played in western province of Bursa, following a FIFA decision not to allow flags of third countries in the stadium.
Azerbaijani executives said flags of foreign countries could only be hoisted in some specific places under the law on flag.
