European Games even outclass Summer Olympic Games for some parameters
President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has met
with President of the Republic of Bulgaria Rosen Plevneliev who is
in Azerbaijan to attend the closing ceremony of the First European
Games.
President Aliyev welcomed President of Bulgaria Rosen
Plevneliev.
The importance of the Baku-hosted First European Games was
underlined during the meeting. President Plevneliev congratulated
President Ilham Aliyev on the successful holding of the first ever
European Games, and thanked the head of state on behalf of the
Bulgarian people for the excellent organization of the Games.
Rosen Plevneliev said Azerbaijan wrote history of the European
Games, which, he added, remained just an idea for decades.
President Rosen Plevneliev said that Bulgarian athletes were
impressed by the conditions created for them in Baku, adding they
have never seen this in any other place. The Bulgarian head of
state noted that apartments where the athletes live and sport
infrastructure meet highest standards.
President Ilham Aliyev said that at some point there was a
pessimistic approach to the idea of the European Games and these
Games, which did not had their own standards, were considered
unnecessary.
"We decided to set highest possible standards for these Games. And
know everybody sees that these standards are those of the Summer
Olympic Games," said the head of state, adding that the European
Games even outclass the Summer Olympic Games for some
parameters.
President Ilham Aliyev said delegations of other countries also
note that the First European Games were excellently organized.
The parties expressed satisfaction with the high level of the
bilateral relations between the two countries. The presidents
stressed that there are good opportunities for developing the
relations in political economic, energy, healthcare and other
areas.
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