ILHAM ALIEV AGREES FOR PARTICIPATION OF AZERI JUDOISTS IN EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP IN ARMENIA
/PanARMENIAN.Net/
26.06.2009 20:18 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Armenian Judo Federation actively prepares for
the forthcoming European youth judo to be held between September
11 to 13 of 2009 in Yerevan. As Aleksan Avetisyan, president of
the Armenian Judo Federation told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter, more
than 40 national teams are expected to take part in the tournament,
including the national team of Azerbaijan.
"Since Azerbaijan, as Turkey is a member of European judo union, an
invitation was send to them as well. Turkey will necessarily take
part in the championship, and Azerbaijan after a short hesitation
gave a positive answer too. According to the president of Azerbaijan
Ilham Aliev, the national team of Azerbaijan must take part in
the championship. It means they are likely to come to Yerevan,"
Avetisyan said.