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ARMENIA CONFIRMS PARTICIPATION IN EURO GAMES IN AZERBAIJAN
Associated Press International
March 11, 2015 Wednesday 12:40 PM GMT
ROME
ROME (AP) - Organizers of the inaugural European Games say they have
received final confirmation that Armenia will send a team to the
multi-sport event in Azerbaijan.
Armenia's participation in the June 12-18 games in Baku comes amid
the two nations' continuing differences over Nagorno-Karabakh.
Azerbaijan's Nagorno-Karabakh region and some adjacent territory have
been under the control of Armenian soldiers and local Armenian forces
since a 1994 cease-fire that ended a six-year war.
Armenian Olympic Committee head Gagik Tsarukyan says the decision to
compete was "based on sporting reasons alone."
He says "it is important to keep sport independent from politics."
Armenia plans to compete in six of the 20 sports on the program.
European Olympic Committees President Patrick Hickey says "this is
great news for the European Games and for Armenian sport."
From: Baghdasarian
Associated Press International
March 11, 2015 Wednesday 12:40 PM GMT
ROME
ROME (AP) - Organizers of the inaugural European Games say they have
received final confirmation that Armenia will send a team to the
multi-sport event in Azerbaijan.
Armenia's participation in the June 12-18 games in Baku comes amid
the two nations' continuing differences over Nagorno-Karabakh.
Azerbaijan's Nagorno-Karabakh region and some adjacent territory have
been under the control of Armenian soldiers and local Armenian forces
since a 1994 cease-fire that ended a six-year war.
Armenian Olympic Committee head Gagik Tsarukyan says the decision to
compete was "based on sporting reasons alone."
He says "it is important to keep sport independent from politics."
Armenia plans to compete in six of the 20 sports on the program.
European Olympic Committees President Patrick Hickey says "this is
great news for the European Games and for Armenian sport."
From: Baghdasarian