DUSHANBE, September 18, 2010, Asia-Plus  -- An international two-day song festival, entitled “The Sky of Commonwealth,” kicked off in Dushanbe on September 17.

The “Sky of Commonwealth” festival is held instead of the “Five Stars: Intervision” contest that has been postponed for already two years.

The Sky of Commonwealth festival is organized by Tajikistan’s Ministry of Culture and Committee for TV and Radio-broadcasting in cooperation with CIS Interstate Fund for Humanitarian Cooperation (IFHC).

Variety stars from all the CIS states have arrived in Dushanbe to attend the festival.  Tajikistan is represented by Tahmina Niyozova, who awarded a grand prize of the “Five Stars: Intervision” contest in 2008, and Alen Abulfayzov, who was to represent Tajikistan in “Five Stars: Intervision” contest in 2009.

The festival general producer, Ms. Yulia Morozova, said that IHFC had assumed all expenses on holding of the festival.