President Ilham Aliyev presented "Leadership Award" [UPDATE]

By Azernews

By Ayya Lmahamad

President Ilham Aliyev has been presented the “Leadership Award” for his services in global recognition and increasing the popularization of ethnosports and games, his leadership, selfless approach to the development of traditional sports, and his constant active support for sports and athletes.

The award was presented by World Ethnosport Confederation President Bilal Erdogan, within the Traditional Sports Awards, during his meeting with President Aliyev on March 5.

During the meeting, they underlined the importance of the Baku-hosted 5th International Ethnosport Forum under the motto “The Reviving Traditional Sports”.

The parties hailed the excellent organization of the event and noted the Azerbaijani people’s great interest in traditional sports.

They also expressed confidence that this event would contribute to the expansion of international cooperation in the field of sports.

Additionally, Bilal Erdogan extended Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s greetings to President Ilham Aliyev. President Aliyev thanked for greetings and asked Bilal Erdogan to extend his greetings to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.