President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has received President of the European Shooting Confederation and Shooting Union of the Russian Federation Vladimir Lisin.

It was noted that high-standard infrastructure for various sports, including shooting sports was built in Azerbaijan. The importance of Azerbaijan`s hosting high-profile international tournaments, particularly ongoing world shooting sports cup final was emphasized.

The parties discussed the issues related to the 2015 European Games. It was noted that high-level preparations were well underway for the European shooting sports championship to take place in Azerbaijan in 2017.