Georgia will not participate in Eurovision 2009

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It has been reported today in Estonian media that Georgia has decided not to participate at the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest in Russia.

The decision comes during the current political situation between Russia and Georgia. According to the reports, the CEO of GPB, Georgia's public broadcaster, states that whilst respecting that the competition is non-political, he believes Russia should not be allowed to host the competition and that it cannot guarantee the safety of it's representatives.

Estonian media reports that the Georgian public broadcaster has announced they will withdraw from the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest in protest against Russian politics.

The Chief Executive Officer of the broadcaster Levan Kubaneichvili said that "Eurovision cannot be held in a country which violates human rights and international law and does not respect democratic values". The Georgian broadcaster is also not sure that Russia can guarantee the safety of all participants according to the new portal of the Estonian broadcaster ERR.

Kubaneichvili mentioned in his letter to other broadcasters' leaders that Georgia respects the song contest as a non-political even which unites Europe and the world in music and creates cultural bridges.

The news has not been confirmed by the EBU.

The withdrawn of Georgia follows the news of Estonia and Latvia's comments that they may boycott the contest in Moscow, although the EBU has always stressed the Eurovision Song Contest is a non political event.



Source: ESCToday.com

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