ARMENIAN OLYMPIC COMMITTEE FIRST VICE-PRESIDENT RAMZIK STEPANYAN VISITS BAKU
Azeri Press Agency, Azerbaijan
May 7 2007
International Wrestling Federation (FILA) president Rafael Martinetti,
as well as International Olympic Committee representative,
International Weightlifting Federation president Tomas Ajan and
Ramzik Stepanyan, first vice-president of National Olympic Committee
of Armenia made a visit to Baku.
Armenian delegation leaded by Stepanyan was composed of NOC secretary
general Armen Grigoryan and Wrestling Federation vice-president,
Olympic champion Levon Julfalakyan. The main objective of the meeting
with the participation of Azerbaijani delegation leaded by Youth
and sports minister Azad Rehimov was to discuss the participation
of Armenian party in world championship to be held in Baku in
September 2007. The parties elaborated agreement aiming to provide
best conditions and guarantees for Armenian sportsmen.
Though the information was posed in FILA official website, as well
as Armenian media, Youth and Sports deputy minister Ismail Ismailov
told APA-Sport that he has unaware of the meeting.
"As far as I know, there was no meeting. The parties discussed the
issue by the phone", he said.