The contest was open to members of the Commonwealth of Independent States, the Shanghai Co-operation Organisation and other Central Asian countries. However, seven countries had confirmed their participation, before the contest was postponed indefinitely. * - On 27 February 2015, Latvian broadcaster Latvijas Televīzija (LTV) announced that they would not participate in Sochi. * - On 26 February 2015, Moldovan broadcaster TeleRadio-Moldova (TRM) announced that they were interested in participating in Sochi. Whilst a decision from the following countries had not been decided:<ref name=HostCity/> * * * * * * *