It is a great honour for me to be appointed Deputy Minister of Youth and Sports by the Order of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan dated November 29, 2021. I thank President Ilham Aliyev and First Vice President Mehriban Aliyeva for this confidence.

Axar.az reports the statement came from Deputy Minister of Youth and Sports Mariana Vasileva on her Facebook page.

"I am proud to serve Azerbaijan and work for the development of sports in our country. I will try to justify the high confidence shown to me during my tenure, to use my experience and skills for the development of Azerbaijani sports !!!" - said M.Vasileva.