Lithuania refused to "Euro Vision - 2010" in part

Lithuania officially refused to participate in the song contest "Euro Vision - 2010" due to financial difficulties, but if we can raise the necessary funds, the representative of the country to go yet to compete, according to the website of the Lithuanian Radio and Television. "Yesterday was the last day when we had to decide on the question of participation, or we might want to calculate sanctions, to prevent this, we have performed a formal action to involve formally rejected." - Said the director of the Lithuanian Radio and Television Rimvydas Paleckis. But he stressed that the movement "not to the possibility of" Lithuania attend to participate in the competition, "was later if such opportunities." Paleckis said that the preparations for the "Euro Vision", which will next year be held in Oslo, Norway, participation and their translation would cost 300,000 litas (87,000 euros). He still hoped to be able to find sponsors, reports RIA Novosti. "Next year, Lithuania will celebrate the 20th anniversary of the restoration of independence, and government agencies are prepared for it, they even have the means. Could help us not only to commercial sponsors, but also, for example, the Department of Tourism, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Government Office, which organizes holidays, "- said Paleckis. Each year, the "Euro Vision" look is about 100 million people in Europe. This year's competition was held in Moscow, he won the representatives of Norway, Alexander Rybak, who collected a record number of viewers votes - 387 Lithuanian singer Sasha song joint 23rd Place with a participant from Spain. "Euro Vision" will organize the compiler European Union (EBU) in cooperation with the Member States. Lithuanian Radio and Television is the only member of the Lithuanian EBU.