Baku, Azerbaijan, Nov. 18
Trend:
The 44th General Assembly of the European Olympic Committee opened in Prague Nov. 18, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Youth and Sport said Nov. 18.
The discussions were held in connection with the Second European Games.
Azerbaijani Youth and Sports Minister Azad Rahimov delivered speech at the General Assembly dedicated to the first European Games successfully held in Azerbaijan.
Rahimov informed the participants about the first European Games held at a high level under the leadership of Mehriban Aliyeva, the Azerbaijani First Lady, the head of the Organizing Committee of the European Games. The survey was held among 150,000 young people.
Some 80 percent of respondents said that the games played a positive role in promoting Azerbaijan. The minister informed about more than 2,500 people, more than 12,000 volunteers who worked in the Operating Committee. More than 1,200 media representatives covered this event.
Patrick Hickey, the president of the European Olympic Committee, Thomas Bach, the president of the International Olympic Committee, Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah, the president of the Association of National Olympic Committees attended the meeting of the General Assembly.
The General Assembly will continue its activity until November 21.