Shvydkoy reported that more than 20 countries have confirmed participation in Intervision

More than 20 countries have confirmed their participation in the "Intervision" contest, which will be held in Moscow in September 2025. This was announced on February 11 by Mikhail Shvydkoy, Special Representative of the Russian President for International Cultural Cooperation.

In his opinion, "Intervision" will become one of the biggest cultural events of 2025.

"More than 20 countries have confirmed their participation in it, and this process of increasing the number of states is still taking place. <...> But it is clear that if such states as China, Brazil, CIS countries such as Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan participate in the contest, it is obvious that this contest has a great chance of success," RIA Novosti quoted the Russian leader's special envoy as saying.

According to him, the contest will be a "unique phenomenon" that will have great prospects.

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on holding the international music contest "Intervision" in Moscow and the Moscow region in 2025 on February 3.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, in turn, said on February 5 that the participating countries will be able to show their best musical traditions without censorship at "Intervision." According to him, 20 countries have already applied for sending their representatives to the jury of the contest.

Shvydkoy announced the plan to hold Intervision this year in June 2024. At that time, he noted that the details of cooperation between national TV and radio companies and their colleagues in the Russian Federation are being clarified.