Today, the Ministry of Youth and Sports of the Republic of Azerbaijan is celebrating its 30th anniversary.
As per Idman.biz, July 26 marks the 30th anniversary of the establishment of the ministry.
The Ministry of Youth and Sports was established by the Decree signed by the National Leader Heydar Aliyev on July 26, 1994. 12 years later - in 2006, the Ministry of Youth and Sports was reorganized by the Decree of the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev. At that time, the new tasks of the main executive body of youth policy were determined.
National leader Heydar Aliyev laid the foundation of youth policy in Azerbaijan. He considered the young as the founders of Azerbaijan’s future, and always appreciated their capabilities and abilities. The establishment of the Ministry of Youth and Sports also served to implement important measures in this field.
The organization of the first all-republic forum of the youth of our independent country, the declaration of February 2 as "Azerbaijan National Youth Day", as well as the adoption of state programs are the embodiment of the great care shown to the youth by the National Leader Heydar Aliyev.
State youth policy in Azerbaijan is experiencing a new stage in terms of substance and quality. The decisions taken by President Ilham Aliyev in this field, the State programs are successfully implemented and have their own positive results.
MYS, which was reorganized 18 years ago by the decree of the head of state, is the largest institution that plays an indispensable role in the formation and development of youth and the progress of sports. The young people of the country are making good use of these favorable opportunities and bringing new successes to Azerbaijan. Now there are many youth organizations operating in Azerbaijan, hundreds and thousands of young leaders have been trained. They play a very important role in the development of Azerbaijan in various fields, in the successful implementation of state policy, and in bringing the truths about our country to the attention of the world.
The development of sports and increasing its mass also occupies one of the main places in the state youth policy. New Olympic sports complexes have already been established and put into use in all regions of the country. With the efforts of President Ilham Aliyev, who headed the National Olympic Committee since 1997, Azerbaijan has become one of the leading sports countries in the world. The numerous successful performances of our representatives in the Olympic and world championships and various prestigious competitions also indicate this.
Azerbaijan made the biggest contribution to world sports by hosting the first ever European Games at a high level in 2015. The Organizing Committee, headed by Mehriban Aliyeva, the first lady of Azerbaijan, president of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation, achieved an incredible achievement in a short period of 30 months and organized this prestigious sports tournament at the highest level.
As President Ilham Aliyev said, Azerbaijan defined the standards of the European Games not only with its organization, but also with the success of the Azerbaijani athletes. After such a prestigious multi-sport event, the 42nd World Chess Olympiad in 2016, the IV Islamic Solidarity Games in 2017, the final match of the Europa League between Chelsea and Arsenal in 2019, the XV European Youth Olympic Festival, Formula -1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix, four games of the final stage of EURO-2020 in 2021 took place in our country.
The 30-year successful activity of the Ministry of Youth and Sports is highly appreciated by the state of Azerbaijan. The development of sports and the implementation of multifaceted work activities with young people, the successful implementation of state policy in this area should be specially noted.
State care for youth in Azerbaijan is a policy calculated for tomorrow and success, which is implemented by the Ministry of Youth and Sports at a high level. This serves the formation of a healthy and intellectual generation and creates a basis for looking at the future of Azerbaijani youth with great confidence.
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