Czech House of MPs' chairman “impressed” by European Games' opening ceremony
“I was impressed by the magnificent opening ceremony of the First European Games,” Chairman of the House of MPs of the Czech Republic Jan Hamacek has said as he met speaker of Azerbaijan`s parliament Ogtay Asadov.
“The opening ceremony once again demonstrated how rich the Azerbaijani culture is and highlighted the country's role as a bridge between East and West.”
“I have met with the Czech athletes. They are happy with the conditions created for them, and are also impressed by the spectacular opening ceremony,” said Mr Hamacek.
Mr Asadov hailed Azerbaijani-Czech relations, and emphasized the significance of inter-parliamentary cooperation.
The parliament speaker said Azerbaijan did it utmost to organize the inaugural European Games in an excellent manner.
The European Games that kicked off in Baku June 12, will last till June 28.
There is 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.
---
Follow us on Twitter @AzerNewsAz
Here we are to serve you with news right now. It does not cost much, but worth your attention.
Choose to support open, independent, quality journalism and subscribe on a monthly basis.
By subscribing to our online newspaper, you can have full digital access to all news, analysis, and much more.
You can also follow AzerNEWS on Twitter @AzerNewsAz or Facebook @AzerNewsNewspaper
Thank you!