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European Games to open window of Azerbaijan to world - UNESCO

Baku 2015 : EUROGAMES Materials 9 June 2015 16:49 (UTC +04:00)
The First European Games to be held in Baku will open a window of Azerbaijan to Europe and to the world in general.
European Games to open window of Azerbaijan to world - UNESCO

Baku, Azerbaijan, June 9
By Elchin Mehdiyev - Trend:

The First European Games to be held in Baku will open a window of Azerbaijan to Europe and to the world in general, Professor Alberto Garcia, director of UNESCO Chair in Bioethics and Human Rights, Rome, Italy told Trend June 9.

"This is more than sport activity," he said. This is a strategic decision that the government of Azerbaijan has taken for organizing this very complex event in terms of logistics, traveling and accommodation, Garcia added.

He said that the European Games helps not only improve sport, but also mutual knowledge and mutual understanding between different participants.

"It is important that people from Europe come and see beautiful Azerbaijan," said Garcia. "It is a country that I would like to come back."

Baku 2015 is the first ever European Games, an exciting and innovative multi-sport event for the continent which 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.

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