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AFFA PROTESTS TO ARMENIAN FOOTBALL FEDERATION
Trend, Azerbaijan
March 27 2014
Trend:
The Association of Football Federations of Azerbaijan (AFFA) has
protested to the Armenian Football Federation regarding the coaching
courses held in the occupied territories of Azerbaijan, AFFA said on
March 27.
At the UEFA Congress in Astana, AFFA Secretary General Elkhan Mammadov
informed the European Football Union representatives about this issue.
He expressed his concern about the fact that the Armenian Football
Federation conducts the coaching courses in the territory of
Azerbaijan.
Mammadov also expressed AFFA's concern during a meeting with Secretary
General of the Armenian Federation. The latter stated that the courses
do not have an international status and stressed that the protest
will be considered.
In 2008 AFFA joined UEFA Coaching Convention on the courses of "A"
and "B" categories, and two years later to the PRO convention. Only
AFFA is authorized to organize PRO coaching courses of "C", "B"
and "A" categories on the territory of Azerbaijan, according to the
requirements of the convention.
The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988
when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. Armenian
armed forces have occupied 20 per cent of Azerbaijan since 1992,
including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and seven surrounding districts.
Azerbaijan and Armenia signed a ceasefire agreement in 1994. The
co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group, Russia, France and the U.S. are
currently holding peace negotiations.
Armenia has not yet implemented the U.N. Security Council's four
resolutions on the liberation of the Nagorno-Karabakh and the
surrounding regions.
Translated by NH Edited by CN
Trend, Azerbaijan
March 27 2014
Trend:
The Association of Football Federations of Azerbaijan (AFFA) has
protested to the Armenian Football Federation regarding the coaching
courses held in the occupied territories of Azerbaijan, AFFA said on
March 27.
At the UEFA Congress in Astana, AFFA Secretary General Elkhan Mammadov
informed the European Football Union representatives about this issue.
He expressed his concern about the fact that the Armenian Football
Federation conducts the coaching courses in the territory of
Azerbaijan.
Mammadov also expressed AFFA's concern during a meeting with Secretary
General of the Armenian Federation. The latter stated that the courses
do not have an international status and stressed that the protest
will be considered.
In 2008 AFFA joined UEFA Coaching Convention on the courses of "A"
and "B" categories, and two years later to the PRO convention. Only
AFFA is authorized to organize PRO coaching courses of "C", "B"
and "A" categories on the territory of Azerbaijan, according to the
requirements of the convention.
The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988
when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. Armenian
armed forces have occupied 20 per cent of Azerbaijan since 1992,
including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and seven surrounding districts.
Azerbaijan and Armenia signed a ceasefire agreement in 1994. The
co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group, Russia, France and the U.S. are
currently holding peace negotiations.
Armenia has not yet implemented the U.N. Security Council's four
resolutions on the liberation of the Nagorno-Karabakh and the
surrounding regions.
Translated by NH Edited by CN