Disputes over the depiction of Nagorno-Karabakh during the Eurovision Song Contest are nothing new.

And while tension between Azerbaijan and Armenia took a backseat, it has erupted again in the days after the Grand Final.

That’s because Ictimai Television (ITV), Azerbaijan’s national broadcaster, has made a formal complaint to the EBU after a graphic of the country shown during the voting sequence failed to include the disputed territory of Nagorno-Karabakh.

It states that the graphics displayed in the voting sequence did not reflect what Azerbaijan sees as its borders, most notably that the entire Nakhchivan exclave was nowhere to be seen, as well as the Armenian map allegedly showing a larger southern area, most known as the area of Nagorno-Karabakh, the main area of conflict between the two nations.

Great disrespect by the organisation team to the map of #Azerbaijan by not showing Nakchivan as a part of the country. Instead it is included to the Armenian territory. Usually this kind of mistake was expected to be in Karabakh region, however this is new. #Eurovision — Turan Gafarli (@ATuranQ) May 18, 2019

The statement sent reads as follows:

“During the performance of Azerbaijan’s representative at the Eurovision Song Contest 2019, it was revealed that Karabakh and Nakhchivan were not marked on the map of the country. In this regard, the Public Television and Radio Company immediately turned with protest to the organizers of the competition and the leadership of the European Broadcasting Union. Currently, an explanation from the opposite side is expected,”

Chingiz calls Dutch staging “weak” and says Azerbaijan’s result was an “injustice”

Speaking to Azerbaijani outlet Oxu.az, Chingiz has made clear his feelings about the country’s result in the 2019 contest:

“We should not have taken seventh place. Compatriots living in Europe voted for me enough. I think that at the contest the votes were incorrectly counted.”

He also revealed he’s not a fan of the staging for Duncan Laurence’s winning song “Arcade”:

“The song was good, but the staging was weak. I think our performance was better.”

He felt his performance achieved an “adequate” result for Azerbaijan, but evidently hoped for more.