The President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Thomas Bach said that the opening ceremony of the First European Games in Baku proved that the power of sport that can bring people together.
"This view was magnificent. There was a lot of symbolism, tradition, style. The ceremony also featured the power of sport that can bring people together. We saw in one place the teams of Azerbaijan, Russia, Armenia, Ukraine, Serbia, Kosovo,’’ Tass quotes Bach as saying.
