WON’T ARONIAN HAVE PROBLEMS IN BAKU?
[12:34 pm] 24 December, 2007

In 2008 Azerbaijan will likely host a Grand-Prix tournament featuring the best chess players of the world.

Armenian GM Levon Aronian will leave for Baku in case Azerbaijan gains a right to hold the tournament in the country.

Azad Rahimov, the Minister of Sport and Youth Issues of Azerbaijan, says Aronian will hardly hamper the tournament with his participation.

“During the World Wrestling Championship held in Baku in September, 2007, the whole world witnessed how civilized the country was. Even Armenians confessed that they had had no problems in Baku, and the tournament was really held on a high level.

By the way Azeri chess player Teimur Rajabov once more refuted the statement published in the Azeri press according to which he had allegedly named “Armenia Azerbaijan’s implacable foe.” The Azeri chess player said the reporter had simply changed his words.

Source: a1plus.am

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