▁order ▁to ▁set ▁up ▁the ▁organ izing ▁committee ▁for ▁IV ▁Islam ic ▁Sol id ar ity ▁Games ▁in ▁B aku ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁following ▁the ▁decision ▁of ▁General ▁Assembly ▁Me eting ▁of ▁the ▁Islam ic ▁Sol id ar ity ▁Sports ▁Federation ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁The ▁Games ▁continued ▁from ▁ 1 2 ▁to ▁ 2 2 ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁and ▁all ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Islam ic ▁Sol id ar ity ▁Sports ▁Feder ations ▁participated ▁in ▁it . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 7 ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁President ▁Ali ye v ▁signed ▁an ▁order ▁to ▁establish ▁an ▁Organ izing ▁Committee ▁of ▁the ▁First ▁European ▁Games ▁following ▁the ▁decision ▁of ▁the ▁European ▁Olympic ▁Committee ▁to ▁grant ▁this ▁event ▁to ▁B aku ▁in ▁its ▁ 4 1 st ▁General ▁Assembly ▁held ▁on ▁ 7 – 8 ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁in ▁Rome . ▁The ▁European ▁Games ▁was ▁held ▁with ▁participation ▁of ▁almost ▁ 6 , 0 0 0 ▁athlet es ▁from ▁ 5 0 ▁countries ▁compet ing ▁in ▁ 2 0 ▁sports ▁from ▁ 1 2 ▁to ▁ 2 8 ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 4 ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁Il ham ▁Ali ye v ▁signed ▁an ▁order ▁to ▁establish ▁an ▁Organ izing ▁Committee ▁of ▁the ▁ 4 2 nd ▁Ch ess ▁Olymp i ad , ▁following ▁the ▁decision ▁of ▁ 8 3 rd ▁F IDE ▁Congress ▁to ▁organ ize ▁the ▁Olymp