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The International Olympic Committee (IOC), Switzerland
Oct 11 2014
IOC PRESIDENT MEETS ARMENIAN PRESIDENT, TOURS SPORTS FACILITIES WITH
NOC PRESIDENT
LAUSANNE, Switzerland
International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach met with
President of the Republic of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan at the
Presidential Palace in the Armenian capital of Yerevan after receiving
an invitation to the country from the local National Olympic
Committee.
President Bach emphasised the power of dialogue and the ability of
sport to unite people and build bridges between countries and people.
The IOC President was meeting the Armenian President for the second
time after the pair met during the Sochi Olympic Winter Games. The
Armenian President said that sport had always played an important part
in the Armenian way of life. "We must use sport to build stability and
cooperation," he said.
President Bach invited the President to make an official visit to the
IOC headquarters in Lausanne.
The IOC President later attended a reception hosted by the Armenian
National Olympic Committee (NOC) President Gagik Tsarukyan that
included a number of Armenian Olympians and world champions. President
Bach was accompanied by IOC member and President of the European
Olympic Committees (EOC) Patrick Hickey.
President Bach was later awarded the title of honorary professor from
the Armenian State Institute of Physical Culture.
The IOC delegation later visited the new headquarters of the Armenian
National Olympic Committee with NOC President Tsarukyan. The
delegation also visited a new Olympic sports complex.
Oct 11 2014
IOC PRESIDENT MEETS ARMENIAN PRESIDENT, TOURS SPORTS FACILITIES WITH
NOC PRESIDENT
LAUSANNE, Switzerland
International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach met with
President of the Republic of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan at the
Presidential Palace in the Armenian capital of Yerevan after receiving
an invitation to the country from the local National Olympic
Committee.
President Bach emphasised the power of dialogue and the ability of
sport to unite people and build bridges between countries and people.
The IOC President was meeting the Armenian President for the second
time after the pair met during the Sochi Olympic Winter Games. The
Armenian President said that sport had always played an important part
in the Armenian way of life. "We must use sport to build stability and
cooperation," he said.
President Bach invited the President to make an official visit to the
IOC headquarters in Lausanne.
The IOC President later attended a reception hosted by the Armenian
National Olympic Committee (NOC) President Gagik Tsarukyan that
included a number of Armenian Olympians and world champions. President
Bach was accompanied by IOC member and President of the European
Olympic Committees (EOC) Patrick Hickey.
President Bach was later awarded the title of honorary professor from
the Armenian State Institute of Physical Culture.
The IOC delegation later visited the new headquarters of the Armenian
National Olympic Committee with NOC President Tsarukyan. The
delegation also visited a new Olympic sports complex.