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President Aliyev receives European Shooting Confederation’s head

23 October 2014 16:44 (UTC+04:00)
President Aliyev receives European Shooting Confederation’s head

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev received President of the European Shooting Confederation and Shooting Union of the Russian Federation Vladimir Lisin on October 23,AzerTag state news agency reported.

The meeting noted that high-standard infrastructure for various sports, including shooting sports was built in Azerbaijan.

The importance of Azerbaijan`s hosting high-profile international tournaments, particularly ongoing world shooting sports cup final was emphasized.

The parties also discussed the issues related to the 2015 European Games. It was noted that high-level preparations were well underway for the European shooting sports championship to take place in Azerbaijan in 2017.

Azerbaijani northern city of Gabala is hosting the 2014 International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup final. The competition started with the women's 10m air rifle final on October 22 and will close with the men's skeet on October 27.

The ISSF World Cup Final is the most important sport event after the World Cup and Europe Cup.

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