On April 21, Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev expressed his condolences to the President of the International Olympic Committee, Jacques Rogge, in connection with bereavement to the world's Olympic movement - the death of Honorary President of the International Olympic Committee Juan Antonio Samaranch, AzerTAj state news agency reported.
"In the person of Juan Antonio Samaranch, the world sports community, the international Olympic movement lost an eminent person. In connection with this, please convey my deepest condolences to the activists of the International Olympic Committee, family members and friends of the deceased," the letter of condolence said.
Ilham Aliyev stressed that he was experiencing a feeling of deep regret at the death of this selfless man who devoted his whole life to the Olympic movement. "The sports community of Azerbaijan will remember the memory of one of the leaders of the Olympic movement Juan Antonio Samaranch for a long time," said the President of Azerbaijan.