In the third telecast of the five-day program Eye on Azerbaijan, prepared by CNN TV, which have audience in more than 200 countries of the world, it was narrated on historical victory of Azerbaijan at the Eurovision-2011 song contest and also on preparations to carry out Eurovision-2012 to take place here.

In the telecast presented on November 16, CNN`s popular journalist Jim Clancy narrates on historical victory at the international competition Eurovision-2011 in May of young and talented representatives of Azerbaijan Eldar Qasimov and Nigar Jamal, who, in her interview, shares impressions of the grandiose victory.
The popular journalist told that in the country there is a serious preparation for carrying out of the international song contest Eurovision-2012. He notes that in capital of Azerbaijan under construction is the majestic complex Baku Crystal Hall approximately for 25 thousand spectators.
Speaking about the past of Azerbaijan, D. Clancy tells that when communists prepared for elections, Azerbaijan declared its independence despite pressure of Moscow.
The TV reporter was the live eyewitness of those events, who has visited more than 100 countries, together with the newspaper photographer Reza of such popular editions as National Geographic, Times, News Week, has told about the events occurred in Azerbaijan in the early nineties of the last century.
It has been noted that Baku is one of the first cities where erupted protest actions against Soviet Union. After these events the Armenian troops, supported by the Soviet Army have occupied Nagorno Karabakh region of Azerbaijan, and in 1992 have committed the Khojaly genocide. Armenians with assistance of their patrons occupied 20 percent of the Azerbaijani territories, including Nagorno Karabakh. As a result of the Armenia-Azerbaijan, Nagorno-Karabakh conflict 1 million Azerbaijanis became refugees and IDPs.
And since then, the reporter states, Baku has very much changed.
The telecast narrates also about beautiful landscape of Azerbaijan, unique national kitchen and rich culture.

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