The use of the monument during a video clip preceding a performance at Eurovision Song Contest 2009 was the first of several political conflicts during the competition surrounding Armenia and Azerbaijan . The conflict stemmed from an introductory " postcard " video played before Armenia 's performance in a semi-final round , which depicted the monument alongside other symbols of Armenia . Representatives from Azerbaijan complained to the European Broadcasting Union about the use of " We Are Our Mountains " in the Armenian intro , since the territory of Nagorno-Karabakh is '' de jure '' part of Azerbaijan . In response to the complaint , the image was edited out of the video in the finals . However , Armenia retaliated for the decision by including multiple images of the monument in its voting presentation &mdash; on a video screen in the background , and on the back of their spokesperson , Sirusho 's , clipboard
Eurovision Song Contest 2009
Eurovision Song Contest 2009
We Are Our Mountains