On October 16th President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev received Honorary President of the Russian Olympic Committee, member of the International Olympic Committee Vitaly Smirnov and President of the European Shooting Confederation Vladimir Lisin.
They touched upon Azerbaijan`s achievements in the field of sport, and discussed the country`s role in expanding the international sport cooperation.
They noted the fact Azerbaijan had been hosting important sport events, adding they had been well-organized.
Azerbaijan`s active participation in the International Olympic movement was praised during the meeting.

 AzerTAc

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