FUAD MUSAYEV: UEFA CANCELLED AZERBAIJAN – ARMENIA MATCHES ON BILATERAL AGREEMENT

Azeri Press Agency, Azerbaijan
June 25 2007

"The matches between Azerbaijan and Armenia squads have been cancelled
which means both parties reached agreement. The presidents of the two
countries might have made a decision in the meeting in St. Petersburg",
former AFFA president Fuad Musayev told APA-Sport.

Musayev thinks if there had been no agreement between the parties,
UEFA Executive Committee wouldn’t have cancelled the matches. Former
AFFA president called the decision a compromise. Nevertheless, he
said the decision doesn’t favor Azeri squad.

The duty of footballers is to play and gain results. I think we could
have beaten Armenian if AFFA and coach staff had a useful plan. But
taking political situation into consideration, it is a good decision",
he said.

The matches between Azerbaijan and Armenia were to take place on June
8 in Baku and four days later in Yerevan.