Mongolians at AIPS Congress in Baku

Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ The president of the Mongolia’s Association for Sports Journalists (MASJ) Ch.Otgonbaatar and the vice-president B.Tsagaanbaatar are taking part in the 77th congress of the International Sports Press Association (AIPS) which opened April 27 in Baku, Azerbaijan. This year’s congress is coincided with the 90th anniversary of the AIPS, and the President of Azerbaijan Mr Ilham Aliyev attended the opening ceremony. The head of state addressed the event, and congratulated members of the International Sport Press Association on its 90th anniversary. The 77th Annual Congress of AIPS will run until May 1. Founded in 1924 by six journalists during the Paris Summer Olympics, the AIPS has become a big international association in the world, joining some 160 countries so far. The AIPS’s bears the goals to enhance the cooperation between its member associations in defending sport and the professional interest of their members; to strengthen the friendship, solidarity and common interests between sports journalists of all countries; and to assure the best possible working conditions for the members.