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Azerbaijan Railways ready to receive Eurovision guests

02 May 2012 [08:37] - TODAY.AZ
"Azerbaijan Railways" is ready to receive tourists within "Eurovision-2012" song contest in Baku, spokesman for Azerbaijan Railways Nadir Azmammadov told Trend on Tuesday.

"Azerbaijan Railways" is ready to use two tourist trains in the direction of Baku-Tbilisi and Ganja-Baku," Azmammadov said.

Azerbaijan Railways is ready to use these trains if travel agencies appeal. They must determine the number of passengers and time of the tours.

Two information offices have been created at Baku railway station, which is located in the city center, within the preparation for the song contest.

"All the inscriptions at the station have been translated into English," Azmammadov said.
The 57th Eurovision Song Contest will be held in the Baku Crystal Hall near the State Flag Square. The semi-finals will be held in Baku on May 22 and May 24 and the final on May 26.
The logo for the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest is 'Fire Flower', while the motto is Light your fire.

Azerbaijan won the right to host the prestigious European song contest after the victory of Eldar Gasimov and Nigar Jamal (Ell / Nikki) at Eurovision 2011 in Dusseldorf, Germany last May.


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