Azerbaijan, Baku, May 4 / Trend K.Zarbaliyeva /
Ministry of National Security (MNS) of Azerbaijan is taking all the necessary preventive measures to prevent possible threats to national interests and security of the republic, head of the MNS public relations center Arif Babayev told Trend on Friday.
He said the operational situation in the country is under control.
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.