Another curious incident happened with the flag of Azerbaijan. The newly-elected Iranian president Hassan Rouhani took part in a number of meetings with the heads of foreign delegations right after his inauguration. The Azerbaijani flag was not displayed during the meeting of the Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and the Chairman of Azerbaijani Parliament Octay Asadov.
And this is not the first such incident. The Azerbaijani flag was flying upside down during the official visit of the Azerbaijani Minister of Defense Safar Abiyev to Islamic Republic of Iran last year. The scene was quickly captured by the Iranian media lenses.
Moreover, a similar attitude to the state symbols of Azerbaijan was recorded in other countries as well. During the 48th Munich Security Conference in early February of 2012, more specifically at the meeting of the US Secretary of State Hilary Clinton and the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, the colors of the raised flag did not match those of the corresponding Azerbaijani state symbol.
While the flag raised in Munich was composed of blue, red, and baby blue color lines, the correct colors of the official Azerbaijani flag are blue, red, and green. The flag colors were also misplaced earlier, at the meeting of Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and President of the European Commission José Manuel Barroso.
Source: Panorama.am