In the 2009 Eurovision contest, Azerbaijani security services summoned 43 Azerbaijanis who voted for Armenia at Eurovision for questioning. One of those called into questioning recalled his story. "The Azerbaijani Ministry of National Security asked why I voted for the representatives of Armenia. I was accused of lack of patriotism", said 25 years old Rovshan Nasirov. He also added that he explained that he had sent an SMS in favor of the Armenian artists, as he liked their theme more than the one taken by the Azerbaijani duet. One of the officials of Azerbaijan's Ministry of National Security confirmed this and added that "This is normal". Rovshan Nasirli stated that "They said it was a matter of national security". "They were trying to put psychological pressure on me, saying things like, 'You have no sense of ethnic pride. How come you voted for Armenia?'". This event was widely reported by international media.