Baku, Azerbaijan, June 12
By Elchin Mehdiyev - Trend:
The world witnessed the historical event - the opening of the First European Games in Azerbaijan, Azerbaijani MP Aydin Mirzazade, who took part in the opening ceremony of the Games told Trend June 12.
He said it is the celebration of friendship and solidarity.
"We witnessed the high-level preparation for this major event," said the MP. "Hundreds of millions of people from all around the world watched the opening ceremony of the Games."
It is spoken about the opening ceremony with great delight, according to Mirzazade. "All this is the assessment of development and processes ongoing in Azerbaijan."
Baku 2015 is the first ever European Games, an exciting and innovative multi-sport event for the continent which kicked off on June 12.
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.
The First European Games will last till June 28.
Baku was awarded the games by the European Olympic Committees (EOC) in December 2012.