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SOCAR becomes Eurovision 2012 official partner
Baku, March 17 (AZERTAC). The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) today announced the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR), one of the leading oil companies in the world, as an Official Partner of the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 in Baku, Azerbaijan.
"SOCAR is very pleased to be one of the main partners of Eurovision Song Contest 2012 to be held in Azerbaijan. We will do our best to host the contest at the highest level and to ensure that the participants and guests of our country are fully satisfied with their days spent in Baku," said President of SOCAR Rovnag Abdullayev.
"We are glad to welcome SOCAR as an Official Partner for this year`s Eurovision Song Contest in Baku. We are looking forward to a good co-operation in the months to come and, with their support, a great contest in May," says Jørgen Franck, TV Director ad interim of the EBU, reported the official Eurovision web-site.
As an Official Partner for 2012, SOCAR has been granted extensive pan-European media, association, event and new media rights for the upcoming events in Azerbaijan.
The three shows of the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest, Semi-Finals on 22nd and 24th of May and the Final on 26th of May 2012 will be held in Baku.