“Despite the fact that in September the film “My Sweet Land”, directed by Sarin Hayrapetyan, a Jordanian director of Armenian origin, was selected to be presented for the “Oscar” award in the “Best Foreign Film” category, taking into account that the film goes against the territorial integrity and sovereignty of our country, the concern of the Azerbaijani side is immediately directed to Jordan.”
Oku.Az According to reports, this was stated by the press secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Aykhan Hajizade, in response to the media’s question about Jordan’s withdrawal of the film directed by an Armenian director against Azerbaijan from the nomination for the Oscar.
“Contrary to what the Armenian side claims, there is no question of any kind of pressure here. As a result of the decision taken independently by the Jordanian Royal Film Commission, the film was ultimately not nominated for the “Oscar” award and the The screening of the film in Jordan was suspended. We welcome this decision by the Jordanian side,” said A. Hajizade.
