OFFICIAL NEWS
PRIME MINISTER OF THE REPUBLIC OF AZERBAIJAN MR. ILHAM ALIYEV
Accept congratulations on behalf of the International Confederation of Sport Organizations on Your confirmation as Prime Minister of the Republic of Azerbaijan. Sporting Community of the CIS member states regards this high appointment as recognition of Your contribution to development of sport both in the country and the World.
Taking into consideration the kind attitude of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, highly respected Heydar Aliyevich Aliyev to youth and sport, his high prestige throughout the World, as well as Your current high position as Prime Minister, we kindly ask of Your consent to hold in Baku the Fifth International Games of CIS countries in 2005.
We informed You last December that according to existence practice, up to one thousand athlete representing CIS and other countries may compete in the Games. All previous Games were held under the auspices of presidents and governments of Russia, Belarus, Ukraine and Kazakhstan, while immediate preparation was made by Organizing committees founded according to their resolutions and headed by the governments’ leaders.
In the event of Your consent, we together with the Olympic Committee, the Ministry of Youth, Sport and Tourism of the Republic of Azerbaijan, other interested organizations will submit detailed conception and necessary documents on preparation and holding this large-scale international sports holiday in 2005 in the beautiful city of Baku.
I am confident that Your new high position will allow, with Your contribution, to take the next step towards health for and friendship between the people of the CIS countries.
We are sincerely looking forward to collaboration in this sphere.
Yours respectfully,
B.N.Rogatin
President of the International Confederation of Sport Organization