Football player Henrikh Mkhitaryan showed a map of Armenia with Nagorno-Karabakh in an Inter video
Midfielder of the Italian “Inter” Henrikh Mkhitaryan on the air of club TV showed a map of Armenia with Nagorno-Karabakh as part of the country, which caused dissatisfaction on the part of the Azerbaijani authorities. Report informs.
The former football player of the Armenian national team took part in the filming of a video where the players talked about themselves. After the video was published, the Association of Football Federations of Azerbaijan expressed its readiness to file a complaint with the Union of European Football Associations and the Italian Football Federation. They called the plot unacceptable.
In September 2020, armed clashes began in Karabakh. Armenia and Azerbaijan, which have been arguing over this territory for 30 years, have accused each other of provocations. During the fighting, Baku regained control of part of the territories lost in the early 1990s.
Mkhitaryan has been playing for Inter since 2022. He is known for playing for Borussia Dortmund, as well as the English Manchester United and Arsenal. The midfielder has 95 matches and 32 goals for the Armenian national team. He is the top scorer in the history of the national team.
Source: Lenta
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