Putin will arrive for the opening European games
Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit Baku on June 12-13 to participate in the opening ceremony of the European Games. He will meet with the head of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, and perhaps with the head of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), RIA agency quoted assistant of the presidentaide Yuri Ushakov.
"The president will fly to Baku immediately after the reception in the Kremlin, dedicated to our national holiday. In the evening on June 12, he will participate in the opening ceremony of the European Games, it is possible that will meet the President of the International Olympic Committee.
On June 13 he will had a conversation with Azerbaijani President Aliyev," said Ushakov at a briefing in Moscow. -02D-
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CrashThe Secretary General of the Council of Europe, Alain Berset, has expressed his condolences and deep sadness over the tragic Azerbaijan Airlines crash in Kazakhstan with many fatalities.
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The crash of our plane in Aktau raises several questions that demand answers: 1. Many of the victims of this tragedy were people who previously traveled to the North Caucasus by train or car. These victims might not have existed if Azerbaijan hadn’t kept its land borders closed for several years.
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NATO expressed condolences regarding the crash of the Azerbaijan Airlines passenger plane near the city of Aktau in Kazakhstan, the Alliance's spokesperson, Farah Dalallah, said on her social media account.
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