The contest of young singers "New wave" in Jurmala In the current year will not be carried out, although the official refusal from the organizers until now not received, said Tuesday the Mayor of the city Gatis Truxinic.

"New wave" with participation of stars of the Russian and foreign music since 2002 was held in Jurmala in July. Last year, yesterday the opening of the contest, the Latvian foreign Ministry has included in the "black list" of banned in the country of singers Joseph Kobzon, Oleg Gazmanov and singer Valery in connection with their statements about the events in Ukraine and the position on the annexation of Crimea to Russia. Then it was announced that the competition moves from Jurmala in Sochi.

"in the current format of the" New wave " in the last few years myself beginning to get rid of. For this reason, it may be in Sochi contest will get a new breath, and Jurmala will be able to "prove" that does not depend on one or two events. This year the contest in Jurmala is not going, " said Truxinic in an interview to television channel LNT.

first in January, the organizers of the Russian Comedy festivals "wailing Kivinen and yurmalina" the reservation date to enable events in the concert hall " Dzintari ".

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