I think, they shouldn't have agreed about going to Baku in first place. Of course, people from Azerbaijan weren't happy about them coming over, I mean there are many families whose relatives have died because of this war and it wouldn't be nice for them to see Armenians performing in Baku. At the same time, if Armenians did come over wouldn't it be awkward for them? They also have negative associations with Azerbaijan so what's the point of them coming over? And oh my god, EVERYONE by now knows that Armenia and Azerbaijan are the BIGGEST enemies ever, so why did Armenia get so offended with Ilham Aliev's statement? Its not like Armenians don't say the same thing about Azerbaijan. I had a friend from Armenia and the amount of times she told me how much she hates Azerbaijan... Anyway, both countries hate each other, and its not ruining Eurovision at all, this isn't the first time when one country refuses to go to another one because of the politics. When Georgia refused to go to Russia in 2009, its not like the show was ten times worse than it would have been, right?
And there is no chance Eurovision could bring Azerbaijan and Armenia together. Its a competition, so it makes the situation much more difficult. Its a good thing Armenia has withdrawn not just for their sake, but also for the sake of Azerbaijan and for the sake of other countries. Its not the end of the world. Armenia probably doesn't even realize that by withdrawing they're doing Azerbaijan a HUUUUGE favour.
