Azad Rahimov welcomed the guests, and said that Azerbaijan has held a number of high-caliber sports events, including the European Games, the Formula-1 European Gran-Prix, as well as other European and World championships.
Rahimov said that Azerbaijan`s goal - to hold the upcoming 4th Islamic Solidarity Games at a high level, to showcase the beauty of Islamic religion and to establish friendly and warm relations between people.
He said that during the 12 days of competition, over 5,000 athletes will compete in 20 sports disciplines.
Rahimov`s speech was followed by a showcase of a film devoted to the 4th Islamic Solidarity Games.
After the film, Rahimov held the Q&A session, answeing questions about the preparation period for the games, accreditation, sports venues and so on.






