First Lady: Azerbaijan to arrange real sports holiday
Baku made its bid in Moscow last Saturday to host the 2020 Summer Olympic Games. The presentation was held within the General Assembly of the Association of National Olympic Committees at the World Trade Center in the Russian capital, ITAR-TASS news agency reported.
``This is our home and we would like to share it with everybody,`` Azerbaijani First Lady Mehriban Aliyeva said. ``People gather in Baku to share their cultures. The diversity of our past will be able to foster a positive future. Our country wants to prove that the Olympic Games are not just reliable investments in sports, health and standards of living. Azerbaijan wants to prove that it prepares for such a big event with great responsibility. Just imagine holding the Games in the world`s new region. They will open one of the oldest, but still unknown cultures. Our country will arrange a real sports holiday. There are changes and acute social problems worldwide. Azerbaijan knows that the values it supports can influence the host cities` future.``
Azerbaijani soccer governing body AFFA`s
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