AZERI YOUTH AND SPORTS MINISTER SAYS UEFA MADE FAIR DECISION

Azeri Press Agency, Azerbaijan
June 25 2007

"In the meeting in UEFA headquarters we offered to play Euro qualifying
matches between Azerbaijan and Armenia in neutral field.

UEFA Executive Committee considered the issue more seriously. It took
all points into consideration and passed such a decision", youth and
sports minister Azad Rehimov told APA-Sport.

The minister said UEFA Executive Committee made a fair decision on
June 23 to cancel the encounters.

"Of course, all Azeri community, footballers and sports organizations
wanted that the match would be played. They all wanted our team to
win over Armenia. The issue got much politicized. Sport is not a
policy and the teams don’t play to wage war. The countries are at
war now. It is not right to play in the situation like this. That’s
why I think UEFA Executive Committee made a fair decision", he said.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress