Moscow. Farid Akbarov – APA. Russia is grateful to Azerbaijan for supporting Russian Paralympians, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova told reporters on Sept. 8, APA’s Moscow correspondent reported.
“Our Azerbaijani colleagues well understood the situation the Russian athletes faced and the attitude towards them. Many thanks to those who have supported us, especially, to Azerbaijani colleagues,” said Zakharova.
Azerbaijan has officially rejected three vacant quotas for 2016 Rio Games, which emerged after the entire Russian team had been barred from the much-anticipated event for Paralympians, the Ministry of Youth and Sports said on Sept. 7.