Baku, Azerbaijan, May 8
By Elchin Mehdiyev - Trend:
The Baku 2015 First European Games is the best way to increase Azerbaijan's international image and boost tourism flow to the country, the Bulgarian MP Polina Karastoyanova told Trend.
"Hosting international events, sports events, cultural events and political events is the best way to go forward and to see Azerbaijan as a very rapidly developing modern country," she said.
Karastoyanova went on to add that sports is very important for the relations between different nations.
"Because it [the sports] is a common language for all of us," she said, adding sports is a way to motivate young people, and a way to bring people together.
"I would like to extend my admirations to Azerbaijan for hosting these Games," said Karastoyanova.
She also said that Baku is a beautiful city, with a lot of construction, a lot of investments, adding that this is really stronger example how to go forward.
Baku 2015 is the first-ever European Games, an exciting and innovative multi-sport event for the continent that will take place on June 12-28, 2015.
There will be a total of 20 sports at Baku 2015: 16 Olympic sports and four non-Olympic sports. More than 6,000 athletes from across Europe will be representing their nations over 17 days of competition.
Baku was awarded the games by the European Olympic Committees (EOC) in December 2012.
Edited by SI