Only the strongest will win, said the President today to the participants and delegates of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest, meeting with them at the Independence Palace.
For many of the young guests, these are the first steps in getting to know our country. Moreover, it is known that for some of the participants this is the first trip abroad.
Jon Ola Sand, Supervisor of the International Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018: "It’s great to be invited here and see this wonderful palace with your own eyes! It is felt that this is a place of real pride in Belarus, so this is a great idea. We were also impressed by yesterday's opening ceremony. It is evident that a lot of effort and energy was put into it, and as a result, each of the participants felt like a real star, felt that it was here that the Euroweek started. It was fantastic!"
Well, the most pleasant addition to the excursion was a personal meeting with the President. Alexander Lukashenko met this creative youth delegation in the winter garden of the Palace of Independence. In an easy and open communication, there was a place for serious competition. The main thing is that the winner should be determined fairly, the President shared his opinion.
In memory of the meeting, participants, delegates and organizers of the competition presented Alexander Lukashenko with a small gift, a the symbolic main prize of the children's song contest. This is a transparent glass microphone with colored lines that symbolize the flow of sound. But we will know who will become the owner of the original award this Sunday, when the Junior Eurovision final will take place at the Minsk-Arena. The European Broadcasting Union was forced to change the rules due to the large number of applications. As a result, representatives of 20 countries came to Belarus, and this is a record in the history of the competition.
