Ministry Of Youth And Sports, National Olympic Committee Issue Statement On Provocation Against Azerbaijan At Paris 2024 Olympics
Date
7/28/2024 10:09:26 AM
(MENAFN- AzerNews)
Azerbaijan Ministry of Youth and Sports and the National Olympic
Committee have issued a statement regarding the provocation against
the country at the Paris 2024 Olympics, Azernews
reports.
"On July 26, during the opening ceremony of the Summer Olympic
Games in Paris, the capital of France, the reporter of France-2,
French national television channel, demonstrated a discriminatory
attitude during the parade of Azerbaijani and Armenian athletes,
accusing Azerbaijan of clashes with Armenia. The reporter also
described Armenia as a friend of France and noted that this year
would be remembered for the Armenian people as the fall of
Nagorno-Karabakh at the hands of the Azerbaijani army," the
statement said.
"This is a de facto violation of the Fundamental Principles of
the Olympic Charter. These principles are recognized and have been
supported in recent years by several United Nations (UN) General
Assembly resolutions, including the explicit“Recognition of the
Fundamental Principles of the Olympic Charter” (A/RES/78/10). The
charter clearly states that“the mission of the IOC is to promote
the Olympism throughout the world and to lead the Olympic Movement,
and oppose any political or commercial abuse of sport and
athletes."
"Regarding the incident, the Ministry of Youth and Sports and
the National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan have
issued an official protest letter to the International Olympic
Committee. The letter stated that such disrespectful attitude by a
state TV channel towards Azerbaijan represents a blatant violation
of the Olympic Charter. Such propaganda is contrary to the spirit
of the games and serves to undermine peace efforts between
Azerbaijan and Armenia. Therefore, the IOC has been asked to take a
firm stance against the politicization of sports during the
Paris-2024 Olympics and issue a public statement of protest to the
French government, the French National Olympic and Sports
Committee, as well as the aforementioned TV channel," the statement
noted.
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