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Baku, Azerbaijan, May 21
Trend:
The organizing committee, created on the occasion of the final match of the UEFA Europa League in Baku in 2019, issued a statement regarding the refusal of the player of the English football club Arsenal , Henrikh Mkhitaryan, to go to Baku to participate in the match against Chelsea. May 21st.
In its statement, the organizing committee expressed regret for this unjustified decision.
"We are disappointed to see Arsenal's statement that Henrikh Mkhitaryan will not travel to Baku with his team to participate in the UEFA Europa League final against Chelsea next Wednesday," the statement said. "We deeply regret this unjustified decision, as we understand it, collectively by Arsenal, the player and his family."
"We recognize the right to make the personal decision not to travel, but we wish to reiterate that the host country, Azerbaijan, has provided all the necessary guarantees required by UEFA to ensure the personal security of M Mkhitaryan, "the statement said. "There is no reason to question the seriousness of these guarantees provided by Azerbaijan."
"Over the last ten years, a large number of Armenian athletes have participated in various international sports events in Azerbaijan without any problem," the statement said. "Finally, we believe that this unfortunate decision will in no way affect the quality and attractiveness of this great match. We look forward to welcoming both teams to Baku shortly. "
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