AZERBAIJAN BACKS CHESS TOURNAMENT WITH GARABAGH ARMENIANS IN PROPOSED FIDE FORMAT
Azerbaijan Business Center
Nov 28 2012
Baku, Fineko/abc.az. Azerbaijan supported holding of the chess
tournament with the Garabagh Armenians in the proposed FIDE format.
Today in Baku FIDE president Kirsan Ilyumzhinov has stated that
being faithful to its motto (“We are a family”) FIDE conducts global
campaigns “Chess without Borders” in conflict zones.
“3 weeks ago we organized a children’s chess tournament. Today we have
consent of the Palestinian and Israeli sides to hold the children’s
tournament on the 1,000 boards at the place where the parties are
building the separation wall. There are also talks about the children’s
tournament on 100 boards on the bridge that separates North and South
Korea, and the bridge between Moldova and Transdniestria. In the same
format, we propose to hold a chess tournament between Azerbaijani
and Armenian children. FIDE is out of politics, but is for the union
between chess players,” Ilyumzhinov said.
In response Youth & Sports Minister Azad Rahimov of Azerbaijan stated
that in this context, he and his Ministry are ready to support the
chess tournament.
“We consider the Nagorno Garabagh area one of the areas of Azerbaijan,
and are ready to implement the idea of FIDE chess tournament between
the Azerbaijani and Armenian children in Nagorno Garabagh,” Rahimov
said.
Earlier Azerbaijan had a mixed reaction to the FIDE initiative.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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