(ANSA) - TURIN, 14 MAR - The Eurovision Song Contest scheduled at the Pala Alpitour in Turin from 10 to 14 May this year will focus on the theme of peace.
Ukraine has confirmed its presence, while Russia has been excluded: there will therefore be forty delegations arriving.
This was announced by Eurovision executive producers SimonaMartorelli, Rai international relations director, and ClaudioFasulo, deputy director of Rai1, at a press conference in the Piedmontese capital with the director of the Raidi Turin production center, Guido Rossi, responsible for the organizational activities of the event that will take place outside the building .
"The Ukrainian delegation - underlined Martorelli - has confirmed its presence and has so far met all deadlines incredibly. It is also gearing up to create the back-up video of the performance, asked all delegations in case problems arise and the delegation or a part of the delegation could not be present in Turin ".
"The themes of peace - remarked Fasulo - will be at the center of this edition of Eurovision. We have three presenters who fill us with pride - Laura Pausini, Alessandro Cattelan and Mika - who are perfectly complementary and will bring a lot of themselves into the construction of the show. demonstration of important contents, which speak of peace and are suitable for this delicate moment ".
(HANDLE).