Baku guarantees security of Armenian athletes at Euro 2015
Youth and Sports Minister Azad Rahimov believes that Armenia will participate in the upcoming 2015 European Games in Baku,
At a press conference on 24 September, he said: "Based on information from Armenia, the country is likely to take part in European games," he said, adding that the security guarantees have been provided for the Armenian sportsmen. The opinion of the official Yerevan on this occasion is still unknown.
The first European Games will be held in Baku in June 2015. -02D-
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