Following a Press Conference held on Wednesday afternoon, the 2025 Participation List for the 2025 Intervision Song Contest has been updated.

Two countries appear to have withdrawn – Azerbaijan and United Arab Emirates. In their place, Ethiopia and Kenya will now participate. The update participation list is:

• Belarus
• China
• Colombia
• Cuba
• Egypt
• Ethiopia
• India
• Kazakhstan
• Kenya
• Kyrgyzstan
• Madagascar
• Qatar
• Russia
• Saudi Arabia
• Serbia
• South Africa
• Tajikistan
• USA
• Uzbekistan
• Venezuela
• Vietnam

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Author: Richard Taylor

Source: Eurovision Ireland & Wikipedia