President Ilham Aliyev Meets With President Of Conference Of European Rabbis (PHOTO) (UPDATE)
Date
2/17/2023 3:20:23 PM
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, February 17. President of the
Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has met with President of the
Conference of European Rabbis Pinchas Goldschmidt in Munich,
trend reports.
The head of state said at the meeting that the Jewish community
had always lived in the environment of friendship, fraternity and
mutual understanding in Azerbaijan and were free to worship, and
added that the conditions had been created for the synagogues to
function.
President İlham Aliyev touched upon the Jewish community living
in the Guba district of Azerbaijan and underlined that the
government had always supported the Jewish community and regularly
put in place all the measures to improve their living conditions.
The head of state said it had been the way of living for the people
of Azerbaijan across millennia.
President of the Conference of European Rabbis Pinchas
Goldschmidt recalled with pleasure his visit to Azerbaijan in 1997
and meeting with Great Leader Heydar Aliyev, and added that the
meeting with the National Leader had a deep impression on him. He
underlined that the activity of the Jewish community of Azerbaijan
is based on the solid foundation, and thanked the head of state for
the conditions created and care for the Jewish community.
Pinchas Goldschmidt said that the conditions created for
representatives of various religions including the Jewish community
are the example for other countries. He said he visited the Guba
district and familiarized himself with the living conditions of the
Jewish community, adding existence of 13 synagogues there had a
deep impression on him.
The President of the Conference of European Rabbis hailed the
comprehensive development of relations between Azerbaijan and
Israel, adding that the Jewish communities living in different
countries also contributed to the development of these ties.
President Ilham Aliyev emphasized the successful development of
partnership and friendship between Azerbaijan and Israel in various
areas. The head of state expressed confidence that the opening of
Azerbaijan`s embassy in Israel would greatly contribute to the
development of these relations.
The intention of representatives of the European Jewish
community to visit Azerbaijan was stressed at the meeting.
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