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UEFA EURO 2008: Yerevan and Baku failed to reach
agreement
26.01.2007 15:56 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Heads of the Armenian and Azeri
Football Federations discussed the possible venue of
matches of UEFA EURO 2008 qualifying games. The Azeri
delegation was led by President of the Association of
Football Federations of Azerbaijan Ramiz Mirzoyev and
Secretary General Fuad Asadov. President of the RA
Football Federation Ruben Hayrapetyan and Secretary
General Armen Minasyan headed the Armenian delegation.
However, the sides failed to come to agreement.
Head of the information department at the AFFA Mikail
Guliyev informed that the Azeri side has not changed
its stance and insists on holding matches in a third
country.
Armenia’s Football Federation reiterated favor of
holding both games in Yerevan and Baku respectively,
pledging full security for Azeris in Yerevan. The
meetings of the federation heads will be continued,
APA reports.