POLITICS
SPEAKER OF THE MILLI MAJLIS MEETS WITH PRESIDENT OF EUROPEAN TENNIS ASSOCIATION
Speaker of the Milli Majlis Ogtay Asadov, who is also presides the Azerbaijan Tennis Federation met on Monday with visiting Baku president of the European Tennis Association John James.
Ogtay Asadov noted the government of Azerbaijan attaches special importance to development of sports in the country, which he added had hosted world championships in a variety of sports.
On the achievements of the Azerbaijani sportsmen, he said they had shown high results in the two previous Olympic games winning over 30 medals.
The president of the Azerbaijan Tennis Federation also informed the guest that modern Olympic complexes had been constructed in various regions of Azerbaijan, and that a tennis center is to be built to develop this kind of sport in the country.
He expressed hope that the visit by the president of the European Tennis Association to Azerbaijan will give an impetus to development of this kind of sport in the country and enhancement of cooperation between the two organizations.
President of the European Tennis Association John James thanked his Azerbaijani counterpart for the detailed information, and expressed satisfaction with the attention paid to development of sports in Azerbaijan. He expressed the European Tennis Association’s readiness to provide Azerbaijan with necessary assistance in developing tennis in the country.
The parties also exchanged views on a number of the rissue4s of mutual interest.