YEREVAN (Tert.am) – The Semi-Final Allocation Draw for the 2010 Eurovision Song Contest took place in Oslo, Norway, reports the official Eurovision Song Contest website.

During the Semi-Final Allocation Draw, it was determined which countries will be represented in which of the two Semi-Finals of the 2010 Eurovision Song Contest.

Armenia will be competing in the second semi-final on May 27 and will compete with Turkey, Georgia, Azerbaijan, as well as Switzerland, Lithuania, Ireland, Slovenia, Sweden, Ukraine, Netherlands, Bulgaria, Croatia, Denmark, Cyprus, Romania and Israel. A total of 17 countries will participate in the first semi-final.

As for the first semi-final, which will take place on May 25, the following countries will compete: Russia, Serbia, Finland, Greece, Slovakia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Iceland, Malta, Portugal, Former Yugoslavian Republic of Macedonia, Latvia, Belarus, Belgium, Poland, Albania and Estonia.