Azerbaijan pays attention to both sports and athletes, President Ilham Aliyev said at a meeting with the members of the Azerbaijan national mini-football team who won the European Championship in Slovakia, Report informs.
"The state has always taken care of athletes. Because our victories in sports raise the international prestige of our country and promote a healthy lifestyle. I think this is even more important because we all want the Azerbaijani people to be healthy and youths to go in for sports. The state always pays great attention and care to athletes, clubs and federations in order to expand the popularity of sports and achieve victories in sports. I am confident that the state will take care of the Mini-Football Federation, too," the head of state said.