Following a Press Conference held this afternoon, the 2025 Participating Countries have been revealed. The Russian government is directly coordinating participation with foreign governments.

The twenty countries participating (and debuting) in 2025 are:

• Azerbaijan
• Belarus
• China
• Colombia
• Cuba
• Egypt
• India
• Kazakhstan
• Kyrgyzstan
• Qatar
• Russia – Host Country
• Saudi Arabia
• Serbia
• South Africa
• Tajikistan
• United Arab Emirates
• United States of America
• Uzbekistan
• Venezuela
• Vietnam

Other countries had shown interest in participating, but ultimately were not included on the list announced by the organisers earlier today. The countries were Armenia, Bolivia, Brazil, Ethiopia, Hungary, Iran, Mexico, Pakistan, Thailand and Turkmenistan.

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Author: Richard Taylor

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