TWO AZERBAIJANI MINISTERS TO VISIT ARMENIA

APA
Aug 28 2009
Azerbaijan

Baku. Kamala Guliyeva – APA. Minister of Youth and Sport of Azerbaijan
Azad Rahimov and Minister of Labor and Social Protection of Population,
President of Azerbaijan Judo Federation Fuzuli Alekperov will visit
Armenia, press service of the Ministry of Youth and Sport told APA.

They will discuss the organizational issues of participation of
Azerbaijani sportsmen in the European championship among the young
judokas in Armenia. The Azerbaijani officials will visit Armenia
before the tournament. They are expected to sign new agreement in
accordance with the agreement reached between the sport officials of
both countries during the world wrestling championship in Azerbaijan
in 2007.

According to the agreement, host country has to take serious
responsibility for the security of Azerbaijani sportsmen in Armenia. It
also considers creating of necessary condition for feeding with
information, for regular trainings, hanging of Azerbaijan’s flag
among the flags of other countries during the tournament, raising the
Azerbaijan’s flag, playing of national anthem and all participants’
standing up in the case of Azerbaijan’s winning, participation
of journalists accredited by IOC, easy Internet access and other
issues. The agreement will be signed by the Ministry of Youth and
Sport of Azerbaijan, European Judo Federation, European Judo Committee,
European Olympic Committee and appropriate organizations of Armenia.