Prince Albert II of Monaco arrives in Baku
Prince Albert II of Monaco has today arrived in Azerbaijan to attend the opening ceremony of the first European Games.
At the Heydar Aliyev International Airport decorated with the national flags of the two countries Prince Albert II of Monaco was welcomed by representatives of the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry and Baku 2015 European Games Operation Committee.
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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