Estonia not to participate in the 2009 Eurovision?

Many websites including esctoday.com are today reporting that the Estonia's Minister of Culture, Laine Jänes is now discussing a possible boycott of the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest to be held in Moscow, due to the latest developments between Russia and Georgia, following a proposal made by Sulev Valner, editor-in-chief of Maaleht, one of Estonia's largest weekly newspapers.

esctoday.com also reports that Ms Jänes seems to be taking a balanced approach to the issue. Whereas, on one hand she suggests that a common boycott strategy with Latvia and Lithuania could be a possibility, she also made it clear that it is a matter that should be thoroughly discussed and many factors are to be taken into consideration. One of those being the viewpoints of local artists: "Some might ask whether it is right to punish the artists, as the contest is very important to them", she said. Ms Jänes also emphasised that culture should be like a bridge between countries and people, uniting and not dividing.

To be honest I don't think they will, remember it is only August, the contest is not till next May. I have seen all this in the Olympics in China where many countries said they would boycott yet they all went in the end.

Music has nothing to do with politics.