MOSCOW, January 7. /TASS/. A delegation representing the Russian Football Union (RFU) will attend the next Congress of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) in France this spring, RFU President Alexander Dyukov told TASS on Sunday.

"The RFU will participate in the UEFA Congress in February. We have already approved a list of our delegation’s participants for the upcoming event," the RFU president said.

The 2024 UEFA Congress is scheduled to be hosted by the French capital of France on February 8, 2024. The French capital is also set to host this year the 2024 Summer Olympic Games between July 26 and August 11.

The International Federation of Football Associations (FIFA) announced on February 28, 2022 that the Russian national team and all professional clubs representing the country were barred from taking part in FIFA tournaments.

The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) made the same decision in regard to the Russian national football team’s participation in UEFA tournaments.

Both FIFA and UEFA cited Russia’s special military operation in Ukraine as being the reason for their decisions.